Fuyu Persimmons are an Asian variety that grow well in the United States. They are characterized by their flat tops and bottoms and a warm orange color when ripe. (Photo by Julie Barnett) On a recent ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

I recently got a new cookbook in the mail. It’s not very big — at about 8-by-5-inches and a scant 130 pages or so of text, it’s dwarfed by many of the books in my collection. But like its subject, it ...

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 ...