Categories: Desserts, Fruits/nuts 
      Yield: 8 servings 
  
  1 1/2 c  Sifted flour 
  1 1/2 ts Baking soda 
    1/2 ts Salt 
    1/2 ts Ground cinnamon 
      2    Eggs 
  1 1/4 c  Sugar 
  1 1/2 c  Sieved persimmon pulp 
    1/4 c  Butter or margarine; melted 
    3/4 c  Milk 
      1 c  Raisins 
    1/2 c  Chopped almonds 
           Bottled hard sauce OR 
           - whipped cream 
  
  Resift flour with soda, salt and cinnamon. Beat eggs until light. Beat in 
  sugar. Stir in persimmon pulp and melted butter. Add flour mixture 
  alternately with milk and beat until smooth. Fold in raisins and almonds. 
  Pour batter into well-greased 9- x 5-inch loaf pan and set in pan of hot 
  water. Bake at 325F 1 1/2 to 2 hours or until done. Serve warm with hard 
  sauce or cold with whipped cream.