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from
Folk Lore Weather Forecasting:

hachiyaBug

A Persimmon fruit has many seeds inside.
Upon cracking them open, you will find any one of the three pieces of "silverware" shapes.
• KNIFE: you'll slice through winter (mild)
• SPOON: you'll need to spoon out the snow (moderate)...
• FORK: you'll have to "dig in" (severe)...so —
...whichever you find the most of, within the seeds, is the winter prediction.

 

4simmons

In the sixth grade,
Mrs. Walker slapped the back of my head and made me stand in the corner for not knowing the difference between persimmon and precision.

How to choose persimmons:
This is precision.
Ripe ones are soft and brown-spotted.
Sniff the bottoms.
The sweet one will be fragrant.

How to eat:
put the knife away, lay down newspaper.
Peel the skin tenderly, not to tear the meat.
Chew the skin, suck it, and swallow.
Now, eat the meat of the fruit,
so sweet, all of it, to the heart.

hachiyaBug

-- excerpted from "Persimmons,"
by Li-Young Lee


Persimmon Lore & Recipes

Tamopan

Search for Persimmons
at the UC Fruit & Nut
Research Information Center

Persimmon Cookbook
from a fansite (need any PawPaw pulp??)

Persimmon Recipes
from Reese Orchard in Mississippi

How to Use Persimmons -PDF_icon-
from the Dave Wilson Nursery Recipe Collection...!

My Family History
is Filled with Persimmons --
Kristin D. Lahmeyer's memories of the family farm...

excerpted from the Missouri Conservationist...

hachiyaBug

In October, find a persimmon that has recently fallen from a tree. Take out a seed and split it open with a knife. If the white, middle part of the seed is shaped like a spoon, expect to have plenty of snow to shovel that winter. If it's shaped like a fork, there won't be much snow. If you see a knife, that means we'll have a cutting-cold winter.

4simmons

from Mother Earth News — Issue # 127 - August/September 1991 —

Remove a few twigs from a persimmon tree, cover them with water, and boil for 20 minutes. Strain and cool the liquid. Applied on a poison ivy or poison oak rash, it will stop the itch immediately, and after a few applications will dry the rash.

hachiyaBug

Of Persimmons & Bells
"does the spreading taste and presence of a mindfully eaten persimmon
equate to the prolonged penetration of the vibrations of the Horyuji temple bell?"

4simmons

from the Department of Zippity doo dah:
Old folks might remember Uncle Remus, youngsters might be less forgiving...
— Why Mr. Possum has no Hair on his Tail —