Ya'll like Persimmons?

[tp4tissue]

I'm on my 7th box so far this season..

all my top ramen sits on the shelf uneaten.. hehe..

[noisyturtle]

Meh, I can take em or leave em.

[fohat.digs]

They are pretty good. It is hard to find them "just right" in stores.
As my grandfather used to say, "Persimmons are only good right after the first hard frost."

[hwood34]

As a food? Pretty good. But with have those damn things all over our property AND YOU STEP ALL OVER THEM AND GET **** ON YOUR SHOES

[vivalarevolución]

A Hoosier that does not like persimmons is not a Hoosier.

http://persimmonfestival.org/

[drewba]

Persimmons are awesome! Strangely enough, I tasted persimmon for the first time in a beer (thanks, Upland!) but my girlfriend made me try the fruit for the first time a month ago.

[nubbinator]

One persimmon is good.  Multiple persimmons makes me sick.  I can only have so much.  They are delicious though and they make a great pie.

[jdcarpe]

WTF is a persimmon? I've never seen such a thing. Looks too much like a tomato to me.

[SpAmRaY]

WTF is a persimmon? I've never seen such a thing. Looks too much like a tomato to me.

I'm with jd on this one. 

[Sygaldry]

This is up there on my list of favorite fruits!

[inanis]

I have never tried one. I agree that it looks like a tomato. 

[Puddsy]

WTF is a persimmon? I've never seen such a thing. Looks too much like a tomato to me.

I'm with jd on this one. 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persimmon

they're a south-east asian fruit, but there are some other varieties grown elsewhere.

they're pretty sweet, i like them a lot

the uses of them are basically a cross between apples and apricots

and they're about as good as both of those things

[SpAmRaY]

WTF is a persimmon? I've never seen such a thing. Looks too much like a tomato to me.

I'm with jd on this one. 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persimmon

they're a south-east asian fruit, but there are some other varieties grown elsewhere.

they're pretty sweet, i like them a lot

the uses of them are basically a cross between apples and apricots

and they're about as good as both of those things

Neat I'll try one if I ever see one for sale.

[pichu23]

Ah yes, I loveeee persimmon. It's easier to get it back in my home country.
It's crunchy and sweet. ohhh delicious !

[tp4tissue]

WTF is a persimmon? I've never seen such a thing. Looks too much like a tomato to me.

I'm with jd on this one. 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persimmon

they're a south-east asian fruit, but there are some other varieties grown elsewhere.

they're pretty sweet, i like them a lot

the uses of them are basically a cross between apples and apricots

and they're about as good as both of those things

Neat I'll try one if I ever see one for sale.

Ok, ya gotta make sure you try persimmons RIGHT..

When you go to pick it out..  The big kind (size of medium apples) are usually easier to work with because when ripe they are Very soft..  Like... touch your cheeks or your belly..  they should be THAT soft..   That's how you know.


The smaller persimmons may be ripe and as soft, but only SOMETIMES, 

they may also be edible when they're as hard as apples.. it's much harder to tell with smaller persimmons

[bowji]

I love dried persimmons! like dried mango but stickier.
They look funny though.. real funny...

[Puddsy]

WTF is a persimmon? I've never seen such a thing. Looks too much like a tomato to me.

I'm with jd on this one. 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persimmon

they're a south-east asian fruit, but there are some other varieties grown elsewhere.

they're pretty sweet, i like them a lot

the uses of them are basically a cross between apples and apricots

and they're about as good as both of those things

Neat I'll try one if I ever see one for sale.

Ok, ya gotta make sure you try persimmons RIGHT..

When you go to pick it out..  The big kind (size of medium apples) are usually easier to work with because when ripe they are Very soft..  Like... touch your cheeks or your belly..  they should be THAT soft..   That's how you know.


The smaller persimmons may be ripe and as soft, but only SOMETIMES, 

they may also be edible when they're as hard as apples.. it's much harder to tell with smaller persimmons

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I wouldn't say THAT soft, but yeah, you're basically right.

[tp4tissue]

WTF is a persimmon? I've never seen such a thing. Looks too much like a tomato to me.

I'm with jd on this one. 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persimmon

they're a south-east asian fruit, but there are some other varieties grown elsewhere.

they're pretty sweet, i like them a lot

the uses of them are basically a cross between apples and apricots

and they're about as good as both of those things

Neat I'll try one if I ever see one for sale.

Ok, ya gotta make sure you try persimmons RIGHT..

When you go to pick it out..  The big kind (size of medium apples) are usually easier to work with because when ripe they are Very soft..  Like... touch your cheeks or your belly..  they should be THAT soft..   That's how you know.


The smaller persimmons may be ripe and as soft, but only SOMETIMES, 

they may also be edible when they're as hard as apples.. it's much harder to tell with smaller persimmons

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I wouldn't say THAT soft, but yeah, you're basically right.

Softer the better..

[sorijealut]

Squishy, dried, ripe, or unripe?

Good whichever way 

But the best way to eat one is by leaving it in the box until they're mush, then taking a spoon and digging it right out.
Mmmmmm

[Sygaldry]

Squishy, dried, ripe, or unripe?

Good whichever way 

But the best way to eat one is by leaving it in the box until they're mush, then taking a spoon and digging it right out.
Mmmmmm

This guy knows what he's talking about!

I'm craving some persimmons now.............

[vivalarevolución]

Any persimmon pudding fans here?

[tp4tissue]

Squishy, dried, ripe, or unripe?

Good whichever way 

But the best way to eat one is by leaving it in the box until they're mush, then taking a spoon and digging it right out.
Mmmmmm

This guy knows what he's talking about!

I'm craving some persimmons now.............

Pr0 tip..  Never get 12 boxes at the same time..

They'll likely ripen all at the same time within a week of each other.. and You're screwed, unless your system can handle 3000 calories of fructose per day..


Instead, get 2 boxes, 1.5 weeks apart.

[BlueNalgene]

We have wild persimmon that grow around here.  They make for a nice little bitter-sweet treat if you are hiking when they are ripe.  But mostly, I just view them as coyote snacks.  During the late fall and early winter you will see coyote leavings full of pits.

[Firebolt1914]

I love dried persimmons, other than that, no.