Persimmon Date Nut Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

6 Tbsp. butter or margarine
1 c. sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp. soda
1 c. persimmon pulp
2 c. sifted all-purpose flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
1/4 tsp. cloves
2 tsp. grated orange peel
1 c. chopped dates
1 c. chopped nuts

Preparation

Cream butter.
Add sugar and beat well.
Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition.
Dissolve soda in persimmon pulp.
Mix into creamed ingredients.
Combine flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves.
Stir into creamed mixture.