Spicy Pumpkin Bread

2-3/4 cups sugar

1 tsp. cloves

1 cup cooking oil

1 tsp. nutmeg

3 eggs

1 tsp. allspice

1 16 oz. can pumpkin

1 tsp. cinnamon

3-1/2 cups flour

1 tsp. salt

1/2 tsp. baking powder

1 cup chopped nuts

1 tsp. soda

Cream sugar, oil and eggs together. Add pumpkin. Stir until mixed. Let stand for 5 minutes. Sift dry ingredients together and add to pumpkin mixture. Stir in pecans. Fill 3 – 1 pound coffee cans (greased and floured) 1/2 full. Bake in 325 degree oven 1 hour and 15 min. or until done. Remove from oven. Cool 5 minutes. Remove from cans.