Persimmon Pudding
This is an old Christmas dessert from my mom's family. It's not actually pudding - more like a persimmon loaf with sauces.
Pudding:
1 t butter, melted
1 c persimmon
¼ c millk
1 c sugar
1 egg
1 ¼ c flour
½ t salt
1 t baking powder
1 t baking soda
1 t cinnamon
dash of ginger
dash of allspice
1 c raisins
1 c nuts
Beat butter, persimmon, milk, sugar and egg. Mix in sifted dry ingredients. Then add raisins and nuts. Bake in ungreased loaf pan at 325 for 1 hour.
Sauces:
Hard Sauce
(I don't have this recipe - I think it's mostly butter, powdered sugar and vanilla)
Lemon Sauce
2 c water
1 c sugar
juice of 1 ½ lemons
1 heaping T cornstarch
2 T butter
Combine water, sugar, cornstarch and lemon juice. Cook until thick. Remove from heat and add butter. Serve warm.
Cream
Heavy cream unwhipped
