Comments on: Persimmons Kickoff Holiday Season http://willowglenextra.com/2007/11/persimmons-kickoff-holiday-season/ Independent Neighborhood News & Talking Points Sun, 12 Oct 2008 19:38:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Persimmons on Lovoi http://willowglenextra.com/2007/11/persimmons-kickoff-holiday-season/#comment-294766 Persimmons on Lovoi Tue, 20 Nov 2007 23:47:52 +0000 http://www.willowglenextra.com/2007/11/persimmons-kickoff-holiday-season/#comment-294766 Another "persimmon stand" crops up on Lovoi Way, northeast of Malone & Curtner each year. A nondescript, faded blue sign on Lincoln Avenue beckons the curious back around the corner for the bounty. <em>... WGx</em> <iframe width="300" height="300" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" src="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&time=&date=&ttype=&q=Lovoi+Way,+95125&sll=37.294536,-121.889185&sspn=0.0014,0.002478&ie=UTF8&t=h&om=1&s=AARTsJpMoWw4XJ8rZ7W1f2xkvuEwZWDaWg&ll=37.296793,-121.887302&spn=0.010242,0.012875&z=15&iwloc=addr&output=embed"></iframe><br /><small><a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&time=&date=&ttype=&q=Lovoi+Way,+95125&sll=37.294536,-121.889185&sspn=0.0014,0.002478&ie=UTF8&t=h&om=1&ll=37.296793,-121.887302&spn=0.010242,0.012875&z=15&iwloc=addr&source=embed" style="color:#0000FF;text-align:left" rel="nofollow">View Larger Map</a></small> <em>Enjoy!</em> Another “persimmon stand” crops up on Lovoi Way, northeast of Malone & Curtner each year. A nondescript, faded blue sign on Lincoln Avenue beckons the curious back around the corner for the bounty. … WGx


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]]> By: Diana Foss http://willowglenextra.com/2007/11/persimmons-kickoff-holiday-season/#comment-294717 Diana Foss Mon, 12 Nov 2007 21:29:41 +0000 http://www.willowglenextra.com/2007/11/persimmons-kickoff-holiday-season/#comment-294717 I'm a persimmon-drying evangalist this time of year. If you have too may Hachiya persimmons to keep around until they turn into water balloons, and if you have access to a dehydrator, try drying them when they're still hard. Core and peel hard Hachiya persimmons and slice into 4 or 5 slices, depending on how big they are. Dehydrate at 140 F for 18 - 24 hours. The astringint, horrible, puckery tannins that shrivel up your mouth when you eat unripe Hachiya raw, will magically disappear, leaving a sweet dried fruit snack. I can easily fit 12 persimmons at a time in the 4 trays of my dehydrator, so you can get through a lot of fruit this way. I’m a persimmon-drying evangalist this time of year. If you have too may Hachiya persimmons to keep around until they turn into water balloons, and if you have access to a dehydrator, try drying them when they’re still hard.

Core and peel hard Hachiya persimmons and slice into 4 or 5 slices, depending on how big they are. Dehydrate at 140 F for 18 - 24 hours. The astringint, horrible, puckery tannins that shrivel up your mouth when you eat unripe Hachiya raw, will magically disappear, leaving a sweet dried fruit snack. I can easily fit 12 persimmons at a time in the 4 trays of my dehydrator, so you can get through a lot of fruit this way.

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