The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-03

Cons;dsr ths r ersimz,on.

ions persimmon trees var,..
u generally believed that ! ~
OF frost h necessary to rin1s s
fruit, but this IL said by actss.'
mot TO be trne. There aress
trees which regularly ripen is.s
fruit - early as August. IA -.
would drop all Of their n,os
long before the FIRST trust .Sss
trees do not produce ripssfrsls 5.
til November att some 81 49,
simmons on these trees cine s h.
branches as late as Febrsas. ! /
the opossums let them, fursia
the winter mixer with an uns,.
ed dainty.
Could b Improved
By selecting the trees a.
most beautiful form and 49,
the best fruit, it would b ~. ~!
to produce q standard vafili, =
perstmmon. combining tie 80
qualities Of the best tn a
trouble Is that too many .rssahss
been destroyed or allowed s ~
90 that valuable strains have -
lost for all time, just q enesS,
often allows its best human 49,
70 die out
At present there are perhan
score Of nurseries where seedn,.
persimmon trees may b. horsIs
for ornamental planting = ~,
trees. The trees are ATTRACTIVE 4.
this purpose. They have fine sioer
leaves. which hang in rich fsstoms
In the trees Of droopine nm
The trees bear q small white M,
blossom Of very pleasant fraeranu
and the fruit, when ripe, il : IA
red and yellow. Persimmon .rsI
should never be planted over IA.
walks, Is the soft, squashy tut h
very undesirable under-foot.
Perhaps half q dozen OF the daa,.
ers who offer persimmon tree M.
lings have special varieties MA
they recommend for their fruit
hut comparatively few people seen
to consider the persimmon MA
choosing fruit trees to set out ia
their yards
The persimmon tree Is . pen.
liarly deep-rooted plant, and d
therefore not easy to Transplant
No doubt the difficulty in MAXIM
it grow has discouraged many vho
have tried to propagate the tFee.
Experts Of the department Of hs.
riculture. however, say that tAe
tree may be easily propagstsl n
the thing is done right A bale.
tin setting forth the proper meth.
Fods, was published by the depart.
me6t of agriculture some .yesrs
ago, but IL now probably out, d
print. The department would douk.
less furnish the information toaly.
one who Is interested. IN
Wood Is Valuable.
Persimmon wood is Of high yalue,
especially for the making Of he
bobbins used in cotton mills. Il h
strong, light, hard, elastic cd
close-grained. It is also used b
some extent in making shoe lssh
In case you are inspired BY tAs
article to go out and look for pr
simmons, it is probably we'll to ~
! something about how they may b
used, since most cook books con-
tain nothing on the subject. Should
you be lucky enough to discover
tree full of ripe persimmons ycV
have the materials for delicieu'
preserve which is unusually ees!
to make. You have but to mix d,
pure persimmon pulp with egu
parts OF sugar. place it In GAS
| Jars (never use TIM, and set 10
cool, light place. Stir it. occasion
ally until the air is removed. ~
seal it with paraffin or waxed p
per. No cooking is necessary, 30
the Jars may be heated over
slow fire to drive out the air. sn'
then sealed at once.
1 Various breads, puddings ~
cookies may be made by mlnnl
persimmon pulp with four. ~
other ingredients. II you want Y
try it, here is a recipe for persin
mon bread given by the depsn
ment Of agriculture: One cup p
simmon pulp. one cup water, cae
half teaspoonful of soda. yess'
shortening. and enough noaf !.
make thick dough. Set to ~
lmold, and bake like other bread.