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I spent a while this morning picking the last of the persimmons off my aunt’s tree… upwards of 80 fruits, not including the handful pecked by birds and the resident fat squirrel. The tree has produced at least 300 large, edible fruits over the past 4 weeks. I ate some persimmon cookies last night after having a garden salad with sweet chunks of persimmon in the mix. And I had a cup of this tea this evening. Maybe it’s wishful thinking but the fruit note in this tea might also include persimmon. Or just be persimmon. The fruity note is so smooth and out of reach, almost like I was stretching the picker basket all the way to the top of the persimmon tree to get the last few orange fruits.
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We have an extremely fruitful persimmon tree in our front yard here in Virginia. I’ve thought about making some persimmon pudding. I’ve never had persimmon cookies but I imagine they’re wonderful!

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Persimmon pudding sounds like a treat and something I might make for Thanksgiving since we have 13 quart-sized bags of puree to use up. Do you have a recipe?

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Thank you! I hope the persimmon pudding ends up delicious if you decide to make some.

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We have an extremely fruitful persimmon tree in our front yard here in Virginia. I’ve thought about making some persimmon pudding. I’ve never had persimmon cookies but I imagine they’re wonderful!

derk
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Persimmon pudding sounds like a treat and something I might make for Thanksgiving since we have 13 quart-sized bags of puree to use up. Do you have a recipe?

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Thank you! I hope the persimmon pudding ends up delicious if you decide to make some.

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This place, like the rest of the internet, is dead and overrun with bots. Yet I persist.

Eventual tea farmer. If you are a tea grower, want to grow your own plants or are simply curious, please follow me so we can chat.

I most enjoy loose-leaf, unflavored teas and tisanes. Teabags have their place. Some of my favorite teas have a profound effect on mind and body rather than having a specific flavor profile.

Favorite teas generally come from China (all provinces), Taiwan, India (Nilgiri and Manipur). Frequently enjoyed though less sipped are teas from Georgia, Japan, and Nepal. While I’m not actively on the hunt, a goal of mine is to try tea from every country that makes it available to the North American market. This is to gain a vague understanding of how Camellia sinensis performs in different climates. I realize that borders are arbitrary and some countries are huge with many climates and tea-growing regions.

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