Old Fashioned Persimmon Pudding Recipe - These Old Cookbooks (2024)

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Why did my persimmon pudding turn black? ›

But after baking, this pudding will turn dark brown. Don't worry! That's perfectly normal. It's the reaction between the pigments in the persimmon and the alkaline baking soda in the batter that creates this browning.

Combine sugar, persimmon pulp, eggs, and baking soda in a mixing bowl. Mix well. Add flour, baking powder, cinnamon, vanilla, and salt. Pour in milk and melted butter.

Unripe hachiya and fuyu persimmons should both be stored at room temperature. If you want them to ripen a little faster, try placing them in a paper bag with a banana or an apple and storing them on the counter. Bananas and apples both produce ethylene gas, which can speed up the ripening process.

To make haychiya persimmon pulp, cut the fruit into eight wedges, use a sharp knife to remove the skin, remove the seeds (yes, this variety has a couple of seeds that resemble an apricot pit) and place the fruit in a food processor. Puree until smooth and use in your baked goods.

When persimmons are beaten to a pulp, tannins form complexes with carbohydrates, causing the pulp to stiffen to a gel-like consistency. When baking soda is added, a reaction with the moist and slightly acidic persimmon creates carbon dioxide (CO2), which also plays a role in encouraging the pulp to thicken.

They are also a good source of fiber and manganese. If the taste wasn't enough, people should steer clear of unripe persimmons because the tannins, stomach acid and indigestible plant material can form a bezoar: a hard mass that can lead to gastric obstruction and surgery.

Persimmons are sweet, versatile fruits full of vitamins, minerals, fiber, and beneficial plant compounds. What's more, they may promote heart health, reduce inflammation, support healthy vision, and keep your digestive system healthy. Plus, they are tasty and pair well with many foods.

The common persimmon is rarely grown as a food or ornamental plant. One reason for is that it is extremely slow growing.

Persimmons are safe for your dog to eat and are full of vitamins C and A. However, the seeds and pit can cause intestinal blockage leading to various digestive problems. The seeds and pit aren't toxic, and they must be removed if you feed your dog a persimmon.

The fruit slowly dries and the sugar in the fruit comes to the surface, and the fruit flavor concentrates. The outside of the fruit turns white from its own sugar looking a bit like white mold. It's not moldy; it is purely the sugar from the fruit itself rising to its surface.

What to do with too many persimmons? ›

A number of community members suggest freezing persimmons whole, which results in instant persimmon sorbet (Psst: Recipes don't get any easier than this). You can also dry persimmons: “Do as the Japanese have done for centuries and dry them to make a delicious chewy fruit snack,” says Jan Weber.

Storage at − 20 °C and − 80 °C temperatures up to 60 days has been found to be an effective method to remove astringency of persimmon fruits. Proanthocyanidin concentration was negligible at both temperatures during storage.

It is best to store them at room temperature. Ripe persimmons are best eaten immediately, but you can refrigerate them for 1 or 2 days. Unripe persimmons will keep in the refrigerator for up to one month. Keep refrigerated persimmons unwashed in a plastic bag.

Black spot disease (BSD) in persimmon fruit, caused by Alternaria alternata, develops primarily in the high humidity environment beneath the calyx.

While there is an edible American persimmon that grows wild in the eastern half of the country, the most common types of persimmons you'll find at the market are two Japanese varietals—Fuyu and Hachiya.

The mechanism of this alteration has been studied in depth, and the oxidation of tannins has been reported as a key process. Other factors frequently associated with internal browning is storage under controlled or modified atmospheres; in this case the flesh browning occurs mainly in the flesh of the fruit.

Pick out firm persimmons that are bright orange without too much black staining. A little bit of black staining is fine, but don't pick one that has large dark black spots - the black will be on the inside as well and while there is no harm in eating that, it feels weird eating fruit with black spots inside.

It is a fungal disease, thriving in wet conditions and often appearing in spring. You'll recognize anthracnose persimmon tree diseases by the black spots that appear on the leaves. The tree may lose its leaves starting at the bottom branches.

Eat the black ripe fruit raw or use the pulp in wine, breads, pies, jams, sauces and puddings. Be sure to get all the pulp off around the seeds, but don't eat them!