Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   4      cups          persimmon pulp
   2 1/2  cups          sugar
   3      cups          plain flour
   1      teaspoon      baking powder
     1/4  teaspoon      soda
   1      teaspoon      salt
   2                    eggs, beaten
     3/4  stick         melted butter
     1/4  teaspoon      ground cloves
     1/4  teaspoon      ground cinnamon
   1      cup           buttermilk
                        vanilla flavoring

Preparation:

Melt butter in baking pan, 9x13x2 and a 3x6. Sift all dry ingredients together, mix well. Stir in persimmon pulp, add eggs, mix, then milk, add butter last and mix well. Bake about 1 hour and 10 minutes, in preheated oven at 325 degrees. (To get pulp from seeds, wash persimmons, place in pan large enough to cover with warm water, let stand about 10 minutes. Drain off 3/4 of the water, mash persimmons good. Use a potato ricer to separate pulp from seeds and peel).