We're right in the middle of persimmon season. At the restaurant, we buy 12 to 15 cases of Fuyu persimmons - a non-astringent, squat variety - from Lightsey Farms in Mexia. We let them ripen outdoors ...

Autumn brings two luscious varieties of persimmons to the marketplace. One, the Hachiya, is heart-shaped and a vivid orange. It needs to be fully ripe with a water balloon-like consistency to be ...

"We had a stand at the Persimmon Festival on the midway where we sold pudding, canned pulp and my cookbook until 1976, when my son went away to college and I lost my good help." Dymple was the ...

Plump, pulpy, astringent yet sweet, this lesser-known fall fruit stars in puddings, cakes, and plenty of midwestern family legends. OF ALL THE signs that autumn has finally arrived in the lower ...

1 cup persimmon pulp, from 3 large, very ripe persimmons Slice the top of each persimmon and scoop out the pulp with a spoon. Set aside. Cream together both sugars, shortening and butter until light.

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 ...

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 ...

Autumn brings two luscious varieties of persimmons to the marketplace. One, the Hachiya, is heart-shaped and a vivid orange. It needs to be fully ripe with a water balloon-like consistency to be ...