Persimmon has a bad rap in areas where the only available fruit is from the supermarket. Here, the persimmon you will find is Diospyros kaki, an Asian native, lacking in the extreme sweetness found in fruit native to North America and used in persimmon dessert recipes. For fruit at its peak to be used in a multitude of persimmon recipe ideas, it is important to know a bit about persimmon harvest time and how to prepare persimmon. About Persimmon Fruit American persimmons (Diospyros virginiana) can be found from New York to Florida on into west Texas, east of the Mississippi river in rocky or dry, open woods and glades, prairies, thickets, abandoned fields, and roadsides. In the winter the tree is easy to identify due to its thick, dark, checker patterned bark. A member of the ebony family, the wood is extremely hard and used for golf clubs, pool cues, […]
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