Lion House Pumpkin Bread

1-1/3 cups vegetable oil
5 eggs
1 can (16 oz) pumpkin
2 cups flour
2 cups sugar
1 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp nutmeg
1 tsp baking soda
2 3 oz packages vanilla pudding mix (regular or instant)
1 cup chopped nuts

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix oil, eggs, and pumpkin in mixing bowl and beat well. Sift together flour, sugar, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and baking soda. Add to pumpkin mixture and mix until blended. Stir in pudding mix and nuts. Pour into greased large loaf pans. Bake for 1 hour. Makes 2 loaves.