Holiday Persimmon Pudding With Walnuts

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CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Dairy, Grains		Desserts, Holidays	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	c	Persimmon pulp
1/2	c	Milk
2	T	Butter, melted
2	t	Vanilla extract
2	c	Regular all-purpose flour
1	c	Sugar
1 1/2	t	Baking soda
1	t	Salt
1/2	t	Cinnamon
1	c	Golden raisins
1/2	c	Chopped walnuts

INSTRUCTIONS

Blend together the persimmon pulp, milk, butter, and vanilla. Sift
flour, measure, and sift again with sugar, soda, salt, cinnamon.
Combine the liquid ingredients with the dry ingredients, and stir in
the raisins and nuts.  Pour into a well-buttered "6-cup" "1.5-liter"
mold. Cover tightly  with a buttered lid. Place the mold in a deep pan,
using a rack or  inverted perforated foil pan to keep the mold out of
the water. Pour  boiling water into the deep pan just up to, but not
touching, the  mold Cover tightly and keep the water simmering; add
boiling water as  necessary. Steam the pudding for 1 hour 45 minutes to
2 hours,  depending upon the size and shape of the mold. The pudding is
done  when a toothpick comes out clean. Cool about 10 minutes before
unmolding. Serve warm, with hard sauce.  File
ftp://ftp.idiscover.co.uk/pub/food/mealmaster/recipes/mmkah001.zip

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