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AN INITIATIVE OF

Persimmon

Fruit

STORE

EXTEND

FREEZE

Persimmons will continue to ripen after harvested. It is best to store them at room temperature. Ripe persimmons are best eaten immediately, but you can refrigerate them for 1 or 2 days. Keep refrigerated persimmons unwashed in a plastic bag.

It's okay to harvest unripe persimmons, they will keep in the refrigerator for up to one month.

Select orange-colored, soft-ripe persimmons. Sort, wash, peel and cut into sections. Press fruit through a sieve to make a purée. For a better product, to each quart of purée add 1/8 teaspoon (375 mg) ascorbic acid. Purée made from native varieties needs no sugar. Pack unsweetened purée into containers. Leave headspace. Seal and freeze.

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