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Pumpkin Bread

½ c margarine, softened
1 c sugar
2 eggs, beaten well
1 ¾ c flour
½ t nutmeg
1 t baking soda
¼ t ginger
¼ t ground clove
1 t cinnamon
½ t salt
¾ c canned pumpkin
¾ c chocolate chips
¾ c chopped nuts
½ c powdered sugar
1/8 t cinnamon
1-2 T milk

Beat margarine and sugar until fluffy. Add the eggs, beating well. Combine dry ingredients and mix them in alternately with the pumpkin. Stir in chocolate chips and nuts. Pour into a greased long pan. Bake at 350 for 65 – 75 minutes. When cool, mix powdered sugar, cinnamon, and milk for form icing, then drizzle it over the top.

Homemade Pumpkin Pie

1 ½ c mashed pumpkin*
¾ c sugar, half white, half brown
½ t salt
½ t 1 t ginger
1 to 1 ¼ t cinnamon
¼ to ½ t nutmeg
¼ to ½ t cloves
6 oz evaporated milk
3 eggs

Mix well. Fill 9” unbaked pie shell and bake at 400 for 50 minutes.

*To prepare pumpkin, break it into small pieces (about 1-2” chunks). Boil 7-10 minutes in water. Let drain in colander. Scoop pumpkin pulp away from skin and put in blender. Blend until smooth. Use 1 ½ c pumpkin for each pie. I can usually get 2 pies from a small pumpkin.