Persimmon Recipes

[Mrs. V]

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It is close to Persimmon time. "The persimmon is a round-shaped fruit the size of a quarter. Some attain the size of a half dollar. Persimmons grow on trees as far north as Connecticut and southward into the Cotton Belt, and occasionally as far west as Kansas. They ripen in mid-autumn." They should never be picked but should be allowed to ripen and fall from the tree to the ground before being harvested. The pulp can be made into puddings, cakes, pies,, breads, candies, sauces, and many other dishes.

They were first found by pioneers who crossed the Appalachian Mountains into the fertile Ohio and Mississippi valleys. This was the native American persimmon. " From the Indians, the settlers learned to combine the sweet, spicy persimmon pulp with honey, cornmeal or other coarse stoneground meal to make simple puddings and breads."

Here is old recipe which been recreated for Persimmon Pudding with Burnt Sugar Syrup.

1 cup persimmon pulp
1 cup white sugar
1 egg, beaten
1 cup flour
1/2 cup sweet milk
1/2 cup sour milk
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon cinnamon
2 tablespoons butter

Mix ingredients in order given. Pour into greased 8 x 8 inch baking pan or dish. Bake at 350 degrees for half an hour.

Burnt Sugar Syrup

1 cup brown sugar
1 tablespoon flour
1 cup hot water
1 tablespoon butter

While the persimmon pudding is baking, mix the syrup ingredients together in order given. Stir over low heat until sugar dissolves. When pudding is done, after 30 minutes, remove from oven and pour syrup mixture over pudding. Return pudding to oven and bake another 5 minutes.

Information from "Old Fashioned Persimmon Recipes", Bear Wallow Books, 1978.

Neighbor has a quince tree. I've made Quince muffins from the puree..yummy

 

[Patrick H]

I actually remember stopping by a persimmon tree during a quail hunt many years ago. We shook the tree and many fruits fell. I guess we shook the tree too vigorously. I picked up one and bit into it. YIKES! Pure alum!

But normally, they are a wonderful fruit.

 

[Stone in the wall]

Ones first persimmon bite sometimes is a life long memory. It's a good while before you can even smile about it.

 

[Deleted User CS]

Donna. Thanks for sharing this interesting information on persimmons. This is one fruit I have never tried before. Can you tell me what they taste like compared to other fruits? To me they look like a tomato and seem to have the texture of a tomato. David.

 

[cash]

Can you tell me what they taste like compared to other fruits?

They taste like chicken.

 

[donna]

It is time for things Persimmon. I haven't found any persimmons here in Florida. Miss the famous persimmon pudding and persimmon fudge we use to buy in Nashville, Indiana.

 

[Stone in the wall]

It is time for things Persimmon. I haven't found any persimmons here in Florida. Miss the famous persimmon pudding and persimmon fudge we use to buy in Nashville, Indiana.

Grabbed a few from Martin's Wednesday while in Berryville. Local Food Lion here also has them.

 

[donna]

Thought bump this older thread. I always enjoyed the Persimmon Pudding we use to get in Nashville, Indiana. Miss that area a lot. Many great shops and places to eat. I just wonder how that town is doing with the virus. It was a tourist spot in Indiana.

 

[donna]

Thought bump this thread since mention of Persimmon Pie. Always loved persimmon pudding.

 

[JD-reb]

A famished Mississippi Confederate admonishes Lee regarding unripe persimmons:

"During this interlude Colonel Humphreys [21st MS] witnessed a humorous scene which must have embarrassed General Lee. Lee noticed a soldier eating green persimmons and admonished him, saying it was improper food for a soldier, being much too astringent. The famished Confederate meekly replied, 'I am not eating it for food, General, I am only trying to make my stomach fit my rations.'"

Humphreys Unpublished Autobiography, Chapter XI, 10-11 quoted in WILLIAM BARKSDALE, CSA p. 149

 

[Tennessee Union Gal]

Growing up, persimmon pudding was always on the dessert table at Thanksgiving. Love it, but haven had it in donkey's years.

 

[Biscoitos]

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It is close to Persimmon time. "The persimmon is a round-shaped fruit the size of a quarter. Some attain the size of a half dollar. Persimmons grow on trees as far north as Connecticut and southward into the Cotton Belt, and occasionally as far west as Kansas. They ripen in mid-autumn." They should never be picked but should be allowed to ripen and fall from the tree to the ground before being harvested. The pulp can be made into puddings, cakes, pies,, breads, candies, sauces, and many other dishes.

They were first found by pioneers who crossed the Appalachian Mountains into the fertile Ohio and Mississippi valleys. This was the native American persimmon. " From the Indians, the settlers learned to combine the sweet, spicy persimmon pulp with honey, cornmeal or other coarse stoneground meal to make simple puddings and breads."

Here is old recipe which been recreated for Persimmon Pudding with Burnt Sugar Syrup.

1 cup persimmon pulp
1 cup white sugar
1 egg, beaten
1 cup flour
1/2 cup sweet milk
1/2 cup sour milk
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon cinnamon
2 tablespoons butter

Mix ingredients in order given. Pour into greased 8 x 8 inch baking pan or dish. Bake at 350 degrees for half an hour.

Burnt Sugar Syrup

1 cup brown sugar
1 tablespoon flour
1 cup hot water
1 tablespoon butter

While the persimmon pudding is baking, mix the syrup ingredients together in order given. Stir over low heat until sugar dissolves. When pudding is done, after 30 minutes, remove from oven and pour syrup mixture over pudding. Return pudding to oven and bake another 5 minutes.

Information from "Old Fashioned Persimmon Recipes", Bear Wallow Books, 1978.

Absolutely most delicious, but only when fully ripe! Thank you for posting.
One bite of an unripe one and you won't be able to whistle or speak without being laughed at for "a month of Sundays"
Persimmons and pawpaws, two of the sweetest and best of Mother Earth's fall cornucopia.

 

[donna]

Just thought of these recipes. Wish had persimmon pudding. Used to get at ice cream shop in Brown County Indiana, It was so good.