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| I was making persimmon leather this year and I put the persimmons through my pulp machine with seeds like you are NOT supposed to (I had forgotten what I did the previous time). Anyway, most of it came out fine but the tail bit had seed fragments in it. Not wanting to throw it out I made leather with it which tastes perfectly fine. Google now tells me that apparently native Americans would make a meal out of the seeds to thicken stews, and early settlers would roast the seeds, grind, and use as a coffee substitute. I threw away all this years seeds already but looking forward I am wondering if I should try to do something with them next year. Anyone doing anything with their persimmon seeds? Scott |
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| Scott, I also found some infos on the net about persimmon seeds usage: "For hundreds of years, the common persimmon, or Diospyros virginiana L., has been used as a food source. Native Americans ate the ripe fruit right off the tree, or dried it, or made breads, jams, and jellies with it. They also made a beer-like drink from it, and roasted the seeds for flour. During the Civil War, persimmon seeds were dried, roasted, and ground into a coffee substitute, and the leaves were used for tea. During hard times, the persimmon has been used as a survival food." Tony |
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| I would eat those type of seeds by frying or baking them in coconut or olive oil. |
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- Posted by cousinfloyd NC 7 (My Page) on Mon, Dec 22, 14 at 6:59
| The coffee substitute seems like it must have been common enough not too long ago, because I've heard about it multiple times. I know friends of mine have made it and recommend it. I'm not sure how regularly they make it, though. I also know there's another vendor at the local farmers' market that sells persimmon puddings (among other baked goods), and I overheard that she saves her seeds for a customer that requested them to use for a coffee substitute. Those are the only specific accounts I can recall, but I've heard others, too. You might want to check out the website Eat the Weeds if you haven't already. |
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- Posted by bhawkins 8A Dallas (bobhawkins695@gmail.com) on Mon, Dec 22, 14 at 10:17
| My korean wife throws them away. Of course that's a sample of 1 out of some 25mm Koreans |
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