Harriet Daviss Indiana Persimmon Pudding Recipes

Wild persimmons start to blush along the country roads of Indiana in late September, stealing the colors of sunset and weighing down their trees like Christmas balls. They are native to the landscape, unlike the Chinese and Japanese varieties cultivated in California and found in grocery stores. Foraging carries on through November, when the fruit claims a place at the Hoosier Thanksgiving table in the form of a dark gold pudding, distant kin to the sweet persimmon bread offered to early colonials by the Cherokee. This recipe comes from Alverta S. Hart of Mitchell, Ind. This fall, the town hosted its annual Persimmon Festival and as always, the most suspenseful event was the persimmon pudding contest. Ms. Hart submitted her first pudding in 1962 as an 18-year-old bride, and re-entered every year for nearly four decades until she became a judge, then chairwoman of the event, winning on and off and collecting every color of ribbon along the way.

Provided by Ligaya Mishan

Categories     snack, custards and puddings, side dish

Time 1h40m

Yield 10 servings

Number Of Ingredients 12

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 478, UnsaturatedFat 5 grams, Carbohydrate 85 grams, Fat 15 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 5 grams, SaturatedFat 9 grams, Sodium 443 milligrams, Sugar 42 grams, TransFat 0 grams

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Fall is a wonderful time of year in the Midwest and this dessert is a Hoosier favorite. This old-fashioned pudding is moist, dense and firm. It's not like the packaged pudding mixes.-Judy Tharp, Indianapolis, Indiana

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 55m

Yield 24 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 14

Nutrition Facts : Calories 142 calories, Fat 3g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 32mg cholesterol, Sodium 124mg sodium, Carbohydrate 28g carbohydrate (20g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 2g protein.

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