Any ideas on what to do with persimmons?

[skygazer]

A friend gave us a bag of persimmons yesterday off his tree. I've never done anything with them and wondered if anyone had any good ideas for them. There's a whole bunch of them and I hate to see them go to waste.

Any suggestions?

[HEAVYHEART]

1. No

I have never tried cooking with them, but I found this link,

http://members.aol.com/BLaneKY/persimm.htm

Good luck!

[Dora]

2. Jelly or jam

If you're willing to try canning.

[murphymom]

3. What kind are they?

Some varieties are astringent and don't lose that quality until they are very mushy soft-ripe. I've seen recipes for persimmon bread and persimmon pudding that would be good for this type.

The flatter Japanese varieties are non-astringent and are sweet and tasty even when they are still firm. With this kind I've made a pretty good salad with sliced persimmons, walnuts and arugula and a simple oil and vinegar dressing.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

4. Anything you can do with an apple you can do with a persimmon

except don't cook them as long..they are great stuffed in a pork tenderloin

[Nicole]

5. my ex's grandmother made cookies

with persimmons. They were pretty good.

[Baja Margie]

6. I love persimmons

I just eat them though, plain.

[yellowdogintexas]

7. compost