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recipes@decwrl.UUCP (12/19/86)

PERSIM-PUDDING(D)        USENET Cookbook        PERSIM-PUDDING(D)

STEAMED PERSIMMON PUDDING

     PERSIM-PUDDING - Holiday persimmon pudding with walnuts

     This is a simple steamed pudding gotten from Sunset Magazine
     many years ago.  It has become a holiday tradition with my
     family.

INGREDIENTS (Serves 6-10)
     1 cup     persimmon pulp, pur'ed (about 2 large persimmons)
     1/2 cup   milk
     2 Tbsp    butter, melted
     2 tsp     vanilla extract
     2 cups    regular all-purpose flour
     1 cup     sugar
     1 1/2 tsp baking soda
     1 tsp     salt
     1/2 tsp   cinnamon
     1 cup     golden raisins
     1/2 cup   chopped walnuts

PROCEDURE
          (1)  Blend together the persimmon pulp, milk, butter,
               and vanilla.

          (2)  Sift flour, measure, and sift again with sugar,
               soda, salt, cinnamon.

          (3)  Combine the liquid ingredients with the dry
               ingredients, and stir in the raisins and nuts.

          (4)  Pour into a well-buttered 6-cup mold. Cover
               tightly with a buttered lid.

          (5)  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.

          (6)  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.

          (7)  Cool about 10 minutes before unmolding. Serve
               warm, with hard sauce.

RATING
     Difficulty: easy.  Time: 10 minutes preparation, 2 hours
     steaming.  Precision: approximate measurement OK.

CONTRIBUTOR
     Marianne Evans
     Tektronix, Wilsonville, Oregon, USA
     marianne@tekecs.GWD.TEK.COM