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 ...

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 ...

Persimmon pie, made with local persimmons, which are now in season, looks like a pumpkin pie, but the sweet fruit’s flavor shines through in this recipe, kitchen-tested by Journal-World photographer ...

Sure, Grandma’s pudding is great. We love it, we really do. But as these recipes from a trio of Mass Ave masters demonstrate, there is so much more to the squishy fruit. Preheat oven to 450. Beat the ...

An 1896 Indianapolis News article noted that not even sheep or goats would eat persimmons. They are an acquired taste to be sure and a taste that’s hard to explain. The Mitchell Persimmon Festival in ...

Sourdough and persimmon are what is featured this week in Recipe Swap. Readers have been busy baking, cooking and sharing all of those great recipes for other readers to try, so keep up the good work.

LOCAL FLAVOR: Bill Whipple and Monica Williams have already harvested the persimmons from the tree on their West Asheville property and frozen the fruit for future uses. The couple grafted multiple ...

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 ...