[Sca-cooks] When to Pick Quince?

[Terry Decker]

A quince ripens in a manner similar to apples and pears to which they are
related.

Persimmons (all persimmons, not just D. texana) have fruit that are
persistent on the tree and tend to ripen late in the season.  They don't
need a freeze to help them ripen (tropical varieties ripen just fine without
a frost) but they are likely to be ripening at a time when frosts occur.  A
ripe persimmon is soft and pulpy. Freezing will break down the cell walls in
the hard fruit, leaving the texture similar to that of a ripe persimmon.

Bear


>Are quice anything like persimmons we have in Texas that need the first
>frost to ripen? The fruit is the only thing left on the tree when we pick
>them. We have learned just to pick them and put them in the freezer to
>soften them.
>Brother Stephon of Celestial Kingdom of Amtgard