New Hampshire - The Granite State, State flower: Purple Lilac

1. Minute Man Cabbage Salad
2. Oyster-Stuffed Halibut
3. Pumpkin Bread
4. White Mountain Apple Pie

Pumpkin Bread - Makes 2 loaves

3-½ cups flour, sifted before measuring
1 tsp salt
1-½ cups sugar
2 tsp baking soda
2 cups pumpkin puree
1 cup vegetable oil
½ cup water
4 eggs, beaten
¾ tsp cinnamon
½ tsp nutmeg
Optional: 1 cup chopped nut meats

Preheat oven to 350º.

Sift all dry ingredients together. Mix pumpkin, oil, water, eggs and spices together and combine with dry ingredients but do not over mix.

Add nuts if desired. Bake in 2 well-buttered loaf pans (9 x 5 x 3") for 45 to 60 minutes or until straw comes out clean. Turn out and cool on racks.

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