2/3 cup shortening
3 cups sugar
1 15 oz can of pumpkin
4 eggs well beaten
3 1/2 cups flour
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp ground cloves
2 tsps cinnamon
1/2 cup chopped nuts[optional]
cream the shortening and sugar.add pumpkin and well beaten eggs.sift the dry ingrediants together and stir into pumpkin mixture.add nuts if wanted.pour into 3, 4 by 7 inch greased baking pans.bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour or until tooth pick comes out clean.enjoy.