The Perfect Persimmon: History Recipes and More

Whether served in a batch of cookies or in a soup bowl the persimmon is a favorite fruit of Midwesterners. Called the divine fruit or the fruit of the gods persimmons range from the American common persimmon perfect for every kind of dessert to Fuyu persimmons a variety from China that has since won many hearts.In The Perfect Persimmon award-winning journalist Michelle Medlock Adams serves up persimmon expertise from knowing when the fruit is at its ripest to sharing the best preparation techniques. Adams hails from the birthplace of the Mitchell Persimmon Festival in Lawrence County Indiana where the Midwests best-kept secret persimmon pudding has people flocking toward what some consider the persimmon capital of the world.Armed with a love of persimmons that has been nurtured from a young age Adams has collected the best persimmon recipes guaranteed to satisfy any hankering for the savory or the sweet. Accompanying these recipes are personal anecdotes detailing childhood memories and folktales about greedy possums wise turtles and the persimmon seeds ability to predict winter forecasts providing a colorful context for this favored fruit.