Gerry'S Orange Dessert - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (3 oz. size) box tapioca pudding
1 (3 oz. size) box vanilla pudding
1 (3 oz. size) box orange jello
3 c. water
1 c. mandarin oranges, well drained
1 c. Cool Whip
1 whole watermelon
2 cantaloupes, seeds removed, cut and cubed
2 honeydew melons, seeds removed, cut and cubed
2 ripe pineapples, peeled and sliced or cubed
4 mangos, peeled and sliced
10 kiwi fruit, peeled and sliced in circles
2 lb. white seedless grapes, rinsed in cold water
2 lb. dark Concord grapes, rinsed in cold water
2 lb. Burgundy red grapes, rinsed in cold water
2 pt. whole strawberries, washed and de-stemmed
2 heads lettuce
2 c. persimmon pulp
3 eggs, beaten
1 1/2 c. milk
1 c. sifted flour
3/4 c. yellow cornmeal
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
1 c. white sugar
1/2 c. brown sugar
1 stick melted butter
2 tsp. vanilla
1 c. sweet potatoes, cooked and mashed to get the 1 c.

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350\u00b0.
Cook the sweet potatoes in water. Drain off the liquid, then mash.
Set aside.
Sift together flour, baking soda and salt in a large bowl.
Add the yellow cornmeal, then stir.
In a small bowl, combine both types of sugar.
Add the eggs to the sugar mixture and cream until fluffy.