Guest guest Posted January 2, 2008 Report Share Posted January 2, 2008 Greetings Nora, and happy new year to you! I have never bought a supermarket persimmon, I have no experience with these at all. If you are picking from a tree on a given day, then you cannot judge by color alone. The fruit of any given tree is meant to ripen over time, not to be picked all within the space of a single day, as we are prone to do as a matter of commerce, in general (as one expects to find in a supermarket or at a farmers market), and perhaps more as a matter of convenience, when we as individuals go picking. Were we more patient and more willing to make repeated trips to the tree, then we would better inform ourselves as to which fruits are ready to pick today and which are to be left on the tree .... relying upon more subtle observation of the fruit to inform us. But alas, when we live far from the tree, we may not feel so inclined, and if the tree be on someone's private land, then they might not feel so inclined. Best, Elchanan _____ Nora Lenz [nmlenz] Wednesday, January 02, 2008 7:56 PM Re: Persimmon taste??? Hi Elchanan, Perhaps that's true with supermarket persimmons but I don't pick them unless they have lots of color. 90-95% of mine ripened well. Of the ones that didn't, there doesn't seem to be a pattern, like coming from the same tree or anything. I picked from 10-12 different trees, which were all at least a few miles apart. I store them in a room that stays very cool (45-60 degrees), and this seems to maximize ripening but there's still a small percentage that get squishy and wrinkled but not translucent. It seems to be unavoidable, unfortunately, unless you're lucky enough to be able to eat them ripe off the tree! Nora ---------------------- They don't ripen properly because they are pulled from the tree way too soon. It's as simple as that. Elchanan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 3, 2008 Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 Especially when the tree is in California and we are in Washington. I'm curious to know, Elchanan, what would you eat during a winter in Washington or Michigan or any other state that is not in a warm climate? Not all of us have the luxury or the desire to live where we can make " repeated trips to the tree " for food. Just wondering........ Shari Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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