Growing up in New England I had no idea what a persimmon was. As far as I was concerned, apples, pears, peaches, nectarines--these were the fruits of fall. It wasn't until I visited Northern ...

The Washington Post Food section staff recently answered questions about all things edible. Here are edited excerpts from that chat: Q: A neighbor always gives us homemade persimmon freezer jam. Any ...

To prepare the persimmon jam, start by sanitizing the jars and lids, as outlined in the guidelines from the Ministry of Health indicated at the end of the recipe. Line a wide pot with high sides with ...

Q: I made persimmon jam, but it has no flavor. What can I do next time to make it tasty? A: The first step toward making a more flavorful jam is making sure the persimmons are ripe. And you’re in luck ...

Q. I made persimmon jam, but it has no flavor. What can I do next time to make it tasty? A. The first step toward making a more flavorful jam is making sure the persimmons are ripe. And you're in luck ...

Flourishing throughout the Deep South and up the Atlantic coast to Connecticut and as far west as Texas and Kansas, the common persimmon, Diospyros virginiana, is favored for its growth habit, bark, ...

Jam • 3 persimmons • 1 cups white sugar • 2 tsp vanilla extract • 1 Tbs lemon juice • 2 tsp finely grated lemon zest Pikelets • 1 cup plain flour • 1 tsp baking powder • ½ tsp salt • 2 tsp finely ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. I’ll admit it — I hadn’t tried a persimmon until this year. When a few showed up in my weekly produce box, I wasn’t entirely sure ...

Ahhh, persimmons - the fruit that everyone has heard of but rarely eaten. Legend says that the seed found within can predict the upcoming winter. (If the kernel is spoon-shaped, expect heavy snow.) It ...

“Persimmons look and taste like the fall season,” says Rachel Sullivan, the farm assistant at Frog Hollow Farm, a Brentwood, California, farm currently in the middle of its annual persimmon harvest.