Wild Persimmons (Foraging and Cooking with them)
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- čas přidán 22. 09. 2020
- Learn how to forage and cook with wild persimmons! Another episode in our wild edibles series, in this video we discuss how to identify wild persimmon trees, how to pick ripe fruit, and how to process and eat them. These fall fruits are delicious and don't last long, so grab a container and let's go see what we can find!
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FINALLY! A useful wild persimmon video! THANK YOU!!!!
Glad you enjoyed it :)
@@ancestralevolution I’m standing here processing a gallon right now!!!!😃
Awesome!
Thanks for sharing. I gotta get one of those food mills now. That thing is amazing.
Hey, this year we fenced off the area the persimmon tree is, so that I'll be able to gather them, (instead of folks smashing them, allowing their dogs to pee/poop in the grass as they are cutting through our corner lot property) & also the deer eating them.
》BIG TIP for cleaning these small gooshy persimmons is to freeze them for 1-2 hrs, just enough so that you can rinse them off better. They thaw super quick too, so you have to rinse them very fast.
I eat KETO, but I also l o v e finding food that grows naturally on our property. I'm going to make your pudding & give most of it to my hubby. Lol lol
Thanks for the helpful video.
You are right about avoiding unripe fruit! My family actually grew an orchard of persimmon during the late 1800’s into early 1900’s because there was a need for the fruit for various astringent cleaners. Persimmon is still used in some liquid cleaners today. I have nine trees which I doubt are from the original orchard, likely off spring but the trucks are 4’ in diameter. They grow so fast there’s no telling how old they are. If you’re searching for a snack before frost, look for the softest, squishiest fruit (still hanging), they are always sweet, ripe and ready to eat!
That is so interesting they were/are used for cleaners! I had no idea. And awesome you have so many well established trees. Thanks for sharing!
The fruits from our persimmons are super astringent no matter how long we wait to harvest them. Even ones that fall off in November make our mouths go completely numb.
But when super ripe there like candy
@@govols1995 there’s different varieties. I think the ones my grandfather grew weren’t edible at any time. I don’t remember being told they ate them. The ones I have are wild. My grandfather later grew apples for Heinz vinegar and I remember those awful things… those apples were also very acidic.
@@zfilmmaker they ended up being better this season! I think the tree was just real young, or maybe the weather was just better for it. Either way, it was delicious.
I discovered a big wild persimmon tree in a Cemetery. Id never seen them before. I looked up Wild persimmons and it led me to this video. Awesome ! 😊
Two persimmon trees?? Lucky you! Fragrant, beautiful fruit! Thanks for this.
Great! I need to find more persimmons myself
The skin around the seeds are the best!
This video shows the size persimmon I have in zone 7. Great information. Love the video
Thanks! Glad it was helpful!
I have 5 in my yard. My bees here in SW Indiana have done such a great job pollinating the trees they are absolutely loaded with fruit! The deer love all the ones that drop on their own. Just picked a ton and am making jelly.
What is your recipe?
recipe please!
Thanks for the upload, we just found a wild American persimmon tree here in North Texas, and they don't taste all that jazzy straight from the tree. But we'll definitely try this recipe!
Yes, I have one in my backyard. Any applesauce cake recipe will work with persimmon pulp. A friend on mine made smoothies with the pulp I gave her.
I bet smoothies would be yummy!
Awesome info, I always just used them for persimmon fights with my brother!
Thanks :)
Mine just started dropping about 3 or 4 days ago. So good! Extra sweet and juicy this year, good rains I suppose. I've never done anything with them but pick them up and eat them. I have a load of deer, possum and coons so I don't mind sharing with them. Found a little box turtle under the tree today, first I've seen in years. Maybe he was picking at them too?
Never really thought about it much till I thought how funny we have the exact same food mill. And then thought, hey! Squish some up for the dehydrator and make some persimmon leather. Sounds like a good plan! :)
We only have one persimmons tree and it has a big supply of fruit.
I have 2 trees. My neighbor has chickens and goats so I take the more damaged ones to them. I wasn’t sure what else I could do with them otherwise. Thanks for this!
Thank you 👍👍
I discovered two persimmon trees! Yum! Thanks for the tips. I'd love to have the recipe for your persimmon granola bars.
Glad it was helpful! I have never made persimmon granola bars, but it sounds pretty delicious!
I have two large persimmon trees, I didn’t know what to do with the fruit, the deer eat them. I’m going to try this pudding, there are ripe ones all over the ground today. Thanks!
Awesome
I just discovered I have a tree out back here in Oklahoma! Trying to figure how to use them before the nats get at them 😅🤘
Nice!
Yum! I love my persimmon tree and will do this pudding! 💚But definitely a bread as well!! 🙏my horses love our tree too! 😉
I bet! Our chickens constantly hang out under one of our trees :)
@@ancestralevolution awww! Sweet!
Wonderful video 💦☀️
Must take ripen persimmon rinse and clean remove top and put them in blender add some brown sugar and organic milk and shake well so tha skin parts are invisible,now strain it and drink.enjoy healthy drink.
I'm not sure this is a good idea 🤔
i want to find some in the wild. need to go out searching
Could you share your recipe that you mentioned, with almond flour please. Thanks!
Two weeks ago a storm took a tree down in a wooded area on our property, and to my delight, BOOM, a persimmon tree was hiding behind it!
We have deer, so I'm guessing that why I've never seen any fruit on the ground before. But now I'll be checking daily for fruit to drop.
Do deer eat the fruit before its ripe? There's one branch that they could possibly reach.
Has any one picked the fruit before its ripe, then set it in a window or in a paper sack to help it ripen?
Does that tool damage the seeds?
We have a few dozen trees, you can find me eating them every fall.
Persimmon trees have male & female trees. Both are needed for fruit to appear on the females. Blossoms look alike on both, so until you have fruit you don't know what you have for sure.
When I was young I bit into a green persimmon. It's something you only do once in your life. 😖 You learn the definition of astringent.
Yes!
I had an unripe persimmon last weekend. Oh my was it bad!
Yes, I bet!
My mill is chopping the seeds with the pulp, do you have a tip on how to prevent that?
If you have multiple sieves, try using the one with the larger holes. It may be counter-intuitive, but at least on mine, it puts less pressure on what I'm grinding.
The very first thing I did when I found one was eat an unripe fruit
I legit thought maybe it was poisonous or something till I ate a ripe one that tasted like candy
Yes! Had a similar experience, the first time I ate one.
Does anyone gather them and freeze them whole until there’s a larger amount to process at once?
I suppose you could.
That’s my plan! Not sure why it wouldn’t. I’ve already found some ripe ones on the ground today. I don’t want them to go to waste.
Instead of pitching the unripe ones will they eventually ripen or just throw them out? 🤔
You can actually stick them in a paper bag for a while until they ripen and then just use them as normal.
Thank you. I had to pick all mine that were not pecked by birds. They will not let them ripen on the tree.
Where can I get a “food mill” that she used to remove seeds? What other names would a food mill go by?
Here is a link to one: amzn.to/2V6pa2M. If you search "food mill" in a any internet search, something similar should come up.
Can’t see the link to your food mill…What Kind do you recommend?
Here is a link to the one we use and love: amzn.to/3oRyVSX
I found some trees with fruit on them today, November, would they still be good?
I would think so
I just picked some in the first week of December. They get really sweet after first frost. There are 3 trees on a roadside near me. They are about to be demolished for development. How hard are they to grow from seed?
I just picked some in the first week of December. They get really sweet after first frost. There are 3 trees on a roadside near me. They are about to be demolished for development. How hard are they to grow from seed?
Can I freeze the pulp?
Yes, you can freeze it.
Is there anything poisonous that looks like a wild persimmon?
Not to my knowledge. Especially that grows as a tree. However, I would always recommend consulting someone who is local and experienced with wild edibles/foraging is you have any questions about anything.
I have wild persimmons in my yard. The fruit isn't that tasty. You have to find them on the ground before the deer find them.
Despise these trees....dogs love them but my gosh talk about filthy kennels after eating them
Personally, I don’t believe we should be taking food intended for wild lives. Go buy or grow your own fruit trees.
There's plenty for all if u do it responsibly.