Orange Ginger Tea Loaf

1 cup sugar
1/2 cup margarine
2 eggs
2 cups flour
3 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. ground ginger
1/2 cup orange juice
1/2 cup milk
1 tsp. grated orange rind
1/2 cup sliced or chopped almonds

Cream together sugar and margarine. Add eggs; beat till light and fluffy.

Combine dry ingredients in another bowl.

Mix together orange juice and milk. Add the orange juice mixture alternately with the dry ingredients to the batter--beating till blended. Fold in orange rind and almonds.

Bake at 350� in a loaf pan about 45 minutes or till a tester is clean.