Why America’s Sweetest Native Fruit Isn’t Sold In Stores

In this Matthew talks about the identification and edible uses of the persimmon tree, America's forgotten fruit tree, then shows a recipe for making persimmon nut bread.

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Here is the recipe we used, adapted from "Incredible Wild Edibles" by Samuel Thayer:
Dry Ingredients:
3 1/4 cups of all-purpose flour
1 1/2 cups of chopped pecans
1 1/2 teaspoons of baking soda
1 1/2 teaspoons of baking powder
3/4 tsp salt
1/2 tablespoon cinnamon
1/2 tablespoon powdered ginger

Wet Ingredients:
1 3/4 cups persimmon pulp
1 1/2 cups maple syrup
1/2 Tbsp. vanilla extract
3/4 cups or 1 1/2 sticks of browned butter
3 eggs

Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
0:36 Persimmon Tree Identification
2:53 Harvesting Persimmons
3:57 Persimmon Fruit
4:33 Why Isn't Persimmon Sold In Stores?
6:50 How to Process Persimmons
7:22 Persimmon Nut Bread Recipe

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