Anonymous
Post 11/22/2023 16:17     Subject: Re:What to do with the persimmons from my fruit tree
Persimmon and ginger pie!
Anonymous
Post 11/22/2023 16:16     Subject: What to do with the persimmons from my fruit tree
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I would be thrilled if you or the fig poster lived near me!!!


OP here. We have a fig tree as well but I completely lost track of the harvesting schedule so I didn't get to enjoy a single one before they were no longer good.

As an update: DW took a bag of them (25 lbs or so) to work yesterday and they were gone in a matter of minutes. Co-workers called later that night raving about them so I guess people really like them (I had never heard of persimmons before moving into this house). We'll probably just take more to our respective jobs after Thanksgiving since I've only been able to pick about a quarter of the tree.

I guess it's a fruit that most people have not tried.

I grew up in CA, Asian American, and we ate persimmons growing up. I was surprised when I moved to the DC area how many people had never tried persimmons.

My friend from the UK also had never tried it.

I guess I lived in a CA bubble when it comes to fruit.
Anonymous
Post 11/22/2023 16:09     Subject: What to do with the persimmons from my fruit tree
OP, are you near Alexandria? Someone on my local FB Buy Nothing group is looking for a persimmon for her daughter’s photography project.
Anonymous
Post 11/22/2023 14:24     Subject: What to do with the persimmons from my fruit tree
Anonymous wrote:I would be thrilled if you or the fig poster lived near me!!!


OP here. We have a fig tree as well but I completely lost track of the harvesting schedule so I didn't get to enjoy a single one before they were no longer good.

As an update: DW took a bag of them (25 lbs or so) to work yesterday and they were gone in a matter of minutes. Co-workers called later that night raving about them so I guess people really like them (I had never heard of persimmons before moving into this house). We'll probably just take more to our respective jobs after Thanksgiving since I've only been able to pick about a quarter of the tree.
Anonymous
Post 11/22/2023 09:07     Subject: What to do with the persimmons from my fruit tree
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Anyone have any persimmon recipes? I have no idea what to do with the ones we were given by a family member.


Eat it like an apple.

you need to peel it first. The skin isn't great.
Anonymous
Post 11/22/2023 09:00     Subject: Re:What to do with the persimmons from my fruit tree
https://www.farmersalmanac.com/persimmon-seed-winter-weather-forecast-archives#:~:text=So%20what%20did%20the%20seeds,“cut%20like%20a%20knife.”
Anonymous
Post 11/22/2023 08:26     Subject: What to do with the persimmons from my fruit tree
Anonymous wrote:Anyone have any persimmon recipes? I have no idea what to do with the ones we were given by a family member.


Eat it like an apple.
Anonymous
Post 11/22/2023 08:10     Subject: What to do with the persimmons from my fruit tree
I would be thrilled if you or the fig poster lived near me!!!
Anonymous
Post 11/22/2023 08:08     Subject: What to do with the persimmons from my fruit tree
Anonymous wrote:I’ve seen one on a major street and I’ve wanted to try one so bad, maybe put a sign up once you have what you need.

Also some local stores or fruit vendors/farmers markets might want to sell them if donated.


There's no market for native persimmons because they're incredibly delicate when ripe and just plain nasty when unripe.

The Japanese ones are very expensive and dersirable, so OP could sell those
Anonymous
Post 11/22/2023 08:05     Subject: Re:What to do with the persimmons from my fruit tree
Anonymous wrote:I'm looking forward to doing this with mine when my tree starts producing!
https://sf.eater.com/2023/11/20/23966186/hoshigaki-hachiya-persimmon-how-to

I'm the overwhelmed fig tree poster from fall. I'll look in my canning books for you!

oh, I'm going to try this. I love persimmons but we can't possibly eat them all, though the squirrels seem to get their fair share. I told DH we needed to pick all of them today before the squirrels get more.
Anonymous
Post 11/22/2023 07:42     Subject: What to do with the persimmons from my fruit tree
I’ve seen one on a major street and I’ve wanted to try one so bad, maybe put a sign up once you have what you need.

Also some local stores or fruit vendors/farmers markets might want to sell them if donated.
Anonymous
Post 11/22/2023 07:41     Subject: Re:What to do with the persimmons from my fruit tree
I'm looking forward to doing this with mine when my tree starts producing!
https://sf.eater.com/2023/11/20/23966186/hoshigaki-hachiya-persimmon-how-to

I'm the overwhelmed fig tree poster from fall. I'll look in my canning books for you!
Anonymous
Post 11/22/2023 07:34     Subject: What to do with the persimmons from my fruit tree
Anonymous wrote:I would not risk eating persimmons. Unripe persimmon can congeal in the stomach and form a bezoar. Look it up.


Only with fuyu persimmons. And then it can be treated by drinking coke.

The tannins in an unripe persimmon are so offputting its unlikely you'd eat an unripe one
Anonymous
Post 11/22/2023 07:32     Subject: What to do with the persimmons from my fruit tree
Anonymous wrote:Anyone have any persimmon recipes? I have no idea what to do with the ones we were given by a family member.


Persimmon pudding made with dates is delicious. This looks lovely:

https://honestcooking.com/persimmon-date-pudding-ginger-coconut/
Anonymous
Post 11/22/2023 07:19     Subject: What to do with the persimmons from my fruit tree
I would not risk eating persimmons. Unripe persimmon can congeal in the stomach and form a bezoar. Look it up.