Went to the farmers market, they looked at me like I was crazy.

Ideas?

12/21/2008 6:39:33 PM

whole foods

my roommate just brought a ton home

12/21/2008 6:43:47 PM

mmmmmm persimmon pudding

12/21/2008 6:44:19 PM

^^awesome, gracias

The wild ones are usually better, at least for cooking with but I don't know anybody with a tree


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12/21/2008 6:44:44 PM

my grandparents have a tree

12/21/2008 6:45:21 PM

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"mmmmmm persimmon pudding"

12/21/2008 6:46:45 PM

I have a tree in my front yard that won't die. I cut it down and after about a year it grows back out of the same stump.

12/21/2008 6:46:47 PM

There's a tree behind my parents' house in Raleigh.

12/21/2008 6:47:12 PM

i caught one at harris teeter one time

goood tomato sized ones

im not a big fan but i purchased it for the novelty of it, i just like eating the gelatinous stuff right around the seed


persimmons growin wild around here are hit or miss, you either get a real sweet one or a real astringent one that makes you not want to even look for them anymore

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12/21/2008 7:08:35 PM

Those things make a huge mess if you park a car under a tree.

12/21/2008 7:09:12 PM

plenty o trees at my work

12/21/2008 9:33:30 PM

you can get them at the asian market too. saw them there tonight.

12/21/2008 9:34:21 PM

korean persimmons are decent. grown in CA of all places.

12/21/2008 11:08:33 PM

not a whole lot of produce are grown in their native ranges

12/21/2008 11:11:16 PM

I can get you some, just tell me how much and when.

12/22/2008 12:50:39 AM

wild persimmon trees are great for hunting near. deer love those things.

12/22/2008 12:54:38 AM

if you are on campus i suggest you try your luck on the IM fields the fence is lined with persimmons

the ones i tasted were astringent though but maybe there are better trees than the one i sampled

12/22/2008 12:58:18 AM

12/22/2008 5:03:29 AM

I've easily gotten at least 10 lbs as gifts from students in Japan.

12/22/2008 5:05:12 AM

12/22/2008 5:05:41 AM

http://www.penpals.com/persimmonscarepackages.htm

12/22/2008 6:20:04 AM

dont waste your time _ persimmon stopped fruiting about 4-5 weeks ago. harris teeter carries them as fuji fruit (the asian kind _ but you have to let them ripen over a week or so) and you can get them at harris teeter. When i was in raleigh, i used to get them from a tree over on centenial campus at the school. there is a tree in the parking lot.

you are right about the farmers market. appearantly they do not have this holiday tradition in eastern NC like we do in western NC. i went to the state farmers market in gboro last month and found three vendors selling persimmon already pulped in 2 quart bags for 6 bucks each. a steal if you know what you are talking about. hell, ill pay someone texas just to pulp this stuff for me.

anywho, if anyone needs persimmon recipes, let me know. i got a couple at home.

12/22/2008 7:47:21 AM