Comments on: Persimmon Pudding

By: What is up at the Chinese Gardens?

What is up at the Chinese Gardens? — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 22:04:16 +0000

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By: Five Ways to Eat Persimmons | Food & Think

Five Ways to Eat Persimmons | Food & Think — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 15:42:14 +0000

[...] Chicago), I was unaware that persimmon pudding was a traditional regional food there. Joy the Baker explains how it’s made (including how to wheedle the fruits from your neighbor), describing the result [...]

By: AnnZ

AnnZ — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 05:20:27 +0000

Growing up in North Carolina, I have eaten Persimmon Pudding for years. We do not pick the ones that grow here until after the first frost. If you get them before that you will never eat them again. Mother made a persimmon pudding every year. I have looked for her recipe but this one sounds a lot like her’s tasted!!!

By: Sue McG

Sue McG — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 13:55:58 +0000

I happen to have a very sweet neighbor who has a persimmon tree and delivers a bag of ripe persimmons (and pomegranate) to my doorstep every year, now I’ll know what to do with them – thanks!

By: Debbie Ellsworth

Debbie Ellsworth — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 20:10:01 +0000

Hello, If you have not tried Persimmon pudding, you definitely need to put it on your bucket list. I am from Mitchell ,Indiana home of the Persimmon Festival this is a festival everyone should see atleast once !!! You will learn everything you need to know regarding persimmons and not to mention the best persimmons you will find anywhere. They also have a website you can go to for more info. Mitchell, Indiana persimmon festival .com It is also the home of my grandmothers cousin Virgil gus Grissom the astronaut.

By: Shannon

Shannon — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 03:49:29 +0000

thanks for the recipe! i tried it with buttermilk and really enjoyed it :) now if i could find a persimmon tree…

By: S

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:05:23 +0000

Loved the post: the story, the pictures and the recipe! We love both the textures and the flavours as they ripen: sweet and crunchy and the halwa texture with honey flavour is perfect for spoon samples.

By: Kirsty_girl

Kirsty_girl — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 03:05:31 +0000

I’ve been thinking about making persimmon pudding for a couple of weeks but was too lazy to look for a recipe. This looks perfect. Persimmons are in season here in Japan now.

By: PatW

PatW — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:38:53 +0000

We had a HUGE wild persimmon tree in the yard at the house where I grew up in Kentucky. It was so old that if you dug up the ground anywhere near it, the dirt smelled like persimmons. And nobody in my family made persimmon pudding, although the lady who lived in the other side of the house did– and fortunately shared. In the years since, I’ve made it occasionally, using storebought ‘simmons, with good results.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 18:47:41 +0000

My hometown of Mitchell Indiana has an annual Persimmon Festival the last full week of September. It has been going on 50+ years. We have a persimmon pudding contest, a persimmon novelty desert contest and of course the Persimmon Queen contest. They even sell persimmon ice cream faster than they can churn it! All things Persimmon!
My aunt ran a restaraunt in downtown Mitchell, and during festival week, my mom would make over 70 puddings for my aunt. Getting those persimmons separated from their seed is hard work! I once told my dad that if they made people in prison do this, there would be a lot less crime!