SC - Has anyone ever canned persimmons?

Mon Nov 27 19:40:32 PST 2000

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In a message dated 11/27/00 8:47:21 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
ahrenshav at yahoo.com writes:

> A friend of mine just gave me a whole bunch of
> persimmons in various states of ripeness.  I would
> love to can them, but all my canning books don't talk
> 

Canned persimmons are ....well...they are slimy yucky mush. :-) If you want 
to preserve them for future use it is far better to freeze them. Indeed, 
persimmons are much better flavored and have a better texture after a good 
freeze.

Ras
The test of good manners is to be patient with bad ones.- Solomon Ibn Gabirol

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<HTML>In a message dated 11/27/00 8:47:21 PM Eastern Standard Time, ahrenshav at yahoo.com writes:
 
 
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 Canned persimmons are ....well...they are slimy yucky mush. :-) If you want to preserve them for future use it is far better to freeze them. Indeed, persimmons are much better flavored and have a better texture after a good freeze.
 
 Ras
 The test of good manners is to be patient with bad ones.- Solomon Ibn Gabirol</HTML>

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