An 1896 Indianapolis News article noted that not even sheep or goats would eat persimmons. They are an acquired taste to be sure and a taste that’s hard to explain. The Mitchell Persimmon Festival in ...

If the pilgrims had planted persimmons instead of pumpkins, we’d all probably be making steamed persimmon pudding for Thanksgiving, not pumpkin pie. But we all might be making persimmon pudding anyway ...

Krach of Glen Arm, Md., was looking for a recipe for Nancy Reagan's Persimmon Pudding that she said dates to the Reagan White House. Janet Morrissey of Baltimore had the recipe, which was clipped from ...

Persimmon season in Missouri is roughly September through October, and while these fruits are a delicious treat, they can be hard to find and are often considered a niche culinary item. There are many ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) — This year I'm going to make a persimmon pudding for Thanksgiving Dinner. While persimmon may not be as American as apple pie, there is a variety of them grown on the East Coast ...

We are pleased to fulfill one of last week’s four requests today. It’s for persimmon pudding for Walker. Next week, we promise to tackle the Tuscany soup for G.R. And after that, hopefully, mincemeat ...

The beauty of a persimmon is undeniable. Their gorgeous deep shades of orange shine in the gray time of fall to winter. Imagine discovering these jewels on a woodland hike or seeing them in your ...

One woman’s wasp magnets can be the urban food forager’s delight. So I learned, one fall day, as I complained to my husband about the orange orbs leaking fragrantly and sparking a backyard bacchanalia ...

No fruit—or berry, if you want to get technical—demonstrates the virtue of patience more dramatically than the persimmon. So powerfully astringent is the unripe Hachiya variety, it’s a wonder Kiehl’s ...