Wayne Boatwright wrote:
Oh pshaw, on Tue 16 Oct 2007 12:34:07p, George Shirley meant to say...

Picked up about 25 lbs of Japanese persimmons yesterday. The kind that
have to be dead ripe to be eaten. They're spread out in the garage on a
table awaiting the right time. A few were already ripe and have been
pulped and frozen.

When all the pulp is ready I intend to make some persimmon jam,
persimmon cookies, and a persimmon cake to give to the fellow that gave
us the simmons. Been awhile since we've been able to get our hands on a
good sized pile of simmons so we're looking forward to what can be made
from the. Our Fuyu persimmon tree has white scale and aphids so bad that
it only has two fruit left on it. I've been spraying with dormant oil
with a natural pesticide but they keep coming back. I will report back
once we start making "stuff" from the persimmons.

George

George, here is a recipe we recently tried and loved. It was posted to rfc


* Exported from MasterCook *

Persimmon sorbet with spices (Sorbet de kakis aux épices)

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00
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Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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3 dead ripe Japanese persimmons (to make 3 c. puree)
-- (3 to 4)
3/4 c. sugar
1 c. water
1 piece cinnamon bark -- (3")
3 cloves
3 allspice berries
1 head star anise
A 1" piece of fresh ginger root -- peeled and cut
into 1/8" slices
1 piece fresh lime peel -- (5")
1/4 c. fresh lime juice
1 T. dark rum

Put the sugar and water in a small saucepan. Drop in the spices, ginger,
and lime peel, bring to a boil, and boil gently 5 minutes. Cool and strain
into a bowl.

Cut the Japanese persimmons in half crosswise and scoop the fruit into the
bowl of your food processor with a tablespoon. Squeeze the empty shell to
extract remaining juice. Measure out three cups and bring to a gentle boil
in a saucepan. Cook 5 minutes. Add to the syrup. Chill thoroughly.

Just before freezing, add the lime juice and rum. Freeze in your ice cream
freezer according to manufacturer's directions.

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Thanks Wayne, someone else copied and sent it yesterday from rfc.