Persimmon crisp

[Cool Foot Luke]

, along with other baked goods, is my job security. It was gone before noon at work today. That may just mean that I didn't make enough, but I choose to interpret it differently.

Take your favorite apple crisp recipe (I've got one, if you don't), and replace the apples with copious amounts of round persimmons (which are ridiculously cheap now, as a bonus). In the filling, reduce the sugar and any liquid ingredients because persimmons are sweeter and wetter. Increase the flour. Add ginger.

Would white wine be nice inside it? I didn't have any, but thought it might be an interesting addition since I refrigerated it overnight. Housemate suggested brandy, but I've never bought that in my life and suspect I wouldn't ever use it again.

[diablita]

sounds delicious

[The Turtle Whisperer]

, along with other baked goods, is my job security. It was gone before noon at work today. That may just mean that I didn't make enough, but I choose to interpret it differently.

Take your favorite apple crisp recipe (I've got one, if you don't), and replace the apples with copious amounts of round persimmons (which are ridiculously cheap now, as a bonus). In the filling, reduce the sugar and any liquid ingredients because persimmons are sweeter and wetter. Increase the flour. Add ginger.

Would white wine be nice inside it? I didn't have any, but thought it might be an interesting addition since I refrigerated it overnight. Housemate suggested brandy, but I've never bought that in my life and suspect I wouldn't ever use it again.

You should be able to buy the little airplane size bottles at a decent liquor store. 

[witchypoo]

brandy would probably be very good.

[radial]

I've never seen persimmons for sale.  Where do you buy them?

[teetime]

I've never seen persimmons for sale.  Where do you buy them?

Come to Mount Pleasant ... the BestWay Supermercado has great prices for them (and you can get some good Honduran sour crema and other Latin American stuff).  They have them at Whole Foods all over DC too ... for twice the price.

[radial]

Come to Mount Pleasant ... the BestWay Supermercado has great prices for them (and you can get some good Honduran sour crema and other Latin American stuff).  They have them at Whole Foods all over DC too ... for twice the price.

Hey, thanks for that.  When I was a kid, we lived just across Oregon Avenue from Rock Creek Park.  My Dad found a persimmon tree in the park, and we used to pick up the freshly fallen ones off the ground and eat them.  Haven't had persimmons since, but it would bring back some nice memories to have them again. 

[Run Amok]

You are lucky to live in persimmon land! They just aren't the same as right off the tree.

[teetime]

Hey, thanks for that.  When I was a kid, we lived just across Oregon Avenue from Rock Creek Park.  My Dad found a persimmon tree in the park, and we used to pick up the freshly fallen ones off the ground and eat them.  Haven't had persimmons since, but it would bring back some nice memories to have them again. 

Really?!  I want to find that tree!  I always assumed they were tropical.

[MikoftheWat]

My only persimmon experience caused my to pucker up like crazy.  (They aren't tart, it was weird)

[radial]

Really?!  I want to find that tree!  I always assumed they were tropical.

It used to be located more or less here.  But I'm not sure the tree has survived the decades since we used to play in that part of the park.  Sometime when I'm down there I'll have to see if I can find it. 

[witchypoo]

i love persimmons, but i am so allergic to them.  lucky.

[Cool Foot Luke]

Really?!  I want to find that tree!  I always assumed they were tropical.

Mostly produced in China these days, though Japan was a/the leading producer for quite a while. Of course we can grow anything in California, so it was introduced here early on. I'm not sure if my fruit was from Asia or California. I live very close to a grocery store that carries all sorts of crazy stuff, especially those fruits native to East Asia: Buddha's Hands, Dragon Fruit, Phukets, etc.

There is one variety that is native to the Eastern United States. Perhaps that persimmon tree is of that variety?