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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Recipes that appear in Idea Alley have not been tested by the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. I recently came across these old recipes while browsing the archives looking for story ideas. I think we're ...

1 cup persimmon pulp, from 3 large, very ripe persimmons Instructions: Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease baking sheets. Slice the top of each persimmon and scoop out the pulp with a spoon. Set aside.

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 ...

An unripe persimmon can ruin your whole day. Even a small bite of a Hachiya persimmon that isn't squishy and practically dribbling-on-the-floor ripe can make you grimace. It tastes chalky, astringent ...

One woman’s wasp magnets can be the urban food forager’s delight. So I learned, one fall day, as I complained to my husband about the orange orbs leaking fragrantly and sparking a backyard bacchanalia ...

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.

We recently celebrated my youngest son Noah's 21st birthday. A picky eater his entire life, he had already requested exactly what he wanted me to cook for dinner — but regarding dessert, he did not ...

A canny Californian should seldom have to go out and buy persimmons, even though ours is the only state in which the fruit is cultivated for mass markets. That's because one of the sweetest sights of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Persimmon Whip from Anita Jaisinghani (Carolina Ayala/Contributor) We're right in the middle of persimmon season. At the ...