Persimmons?

[cam]

I don't know what you're part of the country is doing, but here in SEOK, the persimmons are shining! Most persimmon trees I've seen are so thick with fruit that they look like little round pink leaves. The deer and coons will eat like kings this fall.

How do they look in your areas and do any of yall do anything with them?

Cam

[patricimo54]

Looking pretty fair here in eastern Palo Pinto county. There is one area that I trap that is thick with persimmons that was subjected to fire last spring. I haven't been in there since. Since you brought the subject up I am reminded that I need to see how that little grove of trees faired the fire.
As far as processing them I have tried a little of everything including fruit leather. None of which was impressive enough for me wanting to duplicate. After they are fully ripe I'll eat a few and save the seeds to plant somewhere where there isn't any.

[cam]

Fruit leather? Is that like the fruit rollups that mom used to put in my lunchbox for school?

I used to pick persimmons a week after the 1st frost and try to take em home to try to make into jam or something, but usually I'd eat 5, and put 2 in the bucket to take home. Then the rest mysteriously disappeared on the drive home.

Cam