The beauty of a persimmon is undeniable. Their gorgeous deep shades of orange shine in the gray time of fall to winter. Imagine discovering these jewels on a woodland hike or seeing them in your ...

Persimmon pudding recipes are sacred in Indiana, especially around Thanksgiving, so much so that Mitchell native Ro Pettiner felt obligated to call the New York Times about a recipe the newspaper ...

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 ...

Persimmon pudding is a naturally sweet Christmas dessert made with ripe persimmons, offering a healthier festive option for Christmas 2025 celebrations.

No fruit—or berry, if you want to get technical—demonstrates the virtue of patience more dramatically than the persimmon. So powerfully astringent is the unripe Hachiya variety, it’s a wonder Kiehl’s ...

If the pilgrims had planted persimmons instead of pumpkins, we’d all probably be making steamed persimmon pudding for Thanksgiving, not pumpkin pie. But we all might be making persimmon pudding anyway ...

Cornelia Lambert called the Hidden Kitchens Hotline to tell us how her grandmother, Ruby, turned her legendary cooking into a local fundraiser for Habitat for Humanity. This recipe was suggested by ...

“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.

In a stockpot, combine the rice, water, milk, cardamom and saffron. Bring this mixture to a boil, then turn the heat down and put a lid on the stockpot. Let it simmer for another 5-7 minutes. Turn the ...

An acquired taste. I’ve always thought that to be an interesting concept. It basically says to me, “I know you don’t like it right now, but if you choke down enough of it over the coming years, you’ll ...

No fruit—or berry, if you want to get technical—demonstrates the virtue of patience more dramatically than the persimmon. So powerfully astringent is the unripe Hachiya variety, it’s a wonder Kiehl’s ...