PERSIMMON BLOOM HONEY

KATH WHETTED MY APPETIRE FOR PANCAKES AND MEMORIES OF THE OZARKS DURING THE GREAT DEPRESSION.

FOLLOWING IS THE COMMENT SENT TO KATH.

HOT CAKES WITH HONEY(PERSIMMON BLOOM HONEY).IN THE OZARKS OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA, ALL OF ARKANSAS AND MISSOURI ARE PERSIMMON TREES, WHITE BLOOMS COME OUT IN SPRING AND WITH WORK OF BEES PRODUCE A WONDERFUL FLAVORED HONEY.IN THE FALL THE FRUIT DEVELOPS INTO A FIRM GREEN COMPOSITION WHICH HAS A SOUR PUCKERING TASTE.HOWEVER AFTER FROST THE FRUIT IS TRANSFORMED INTO A SHRIVELED YELLOWISH TAN COLOR AND SUCH A DELICIOUS TASTE.ONLY A SMALL AMOUNT OF 'MEAT' ON EACH FRUIT AND BLACK SEEDS ARE LARGE.WE HILLBILLY BOYS WERE EXPERT ON GETTING THE SWEET PART.OPOSSUMS LOVED THEM TOO.WHEN YOU GO OPOSSUM HUNTING, GO TO THE PERSIMMON GROVES,(AT NIGHT).sam
01 March 2009 09:20
NOTE : BAKED POSSUM IS VERY GOOD TOO. sam shafer