my persimmon pulp stared here

Ingredients 2 ripe persimmons, pureed 1 cup white sugar 1/2 cup butter 1 egg 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 cup chopped walnuts Made two batches. The second batch I, of course, fooled with... Extra pulp, added ginger and crasins! Deeeeelicious!

pulp and friction

This morning I decided that my happy persimmons were not going to stay whole past 9:00 a.m. I promptly fired up the iPad and went on the hunt. I settled on directions from eHow, but would rather have had pictures. While I appreciate learning the origin of my persimmons, I had no idea what to expect, what constituted "the middle" for cutting purposes and how to know if I had a mutant bunch. I moved on. I rinsed each in cold water and gave them a gentle scrub. I cut the tops off and discarded the stems and leaves. I then tried horizontal and vertical cuts and truth be told...never found a comfy angle. I scooped the pithy seeds and chunked each before plopping them in the blender. On "puree" as instructed, I proceeded with the pulping. Blenders are a pain in the rear for this and similar processes, but I am not sure I was convinced the food processor was going to score. Took a bit, but once some juice was shook loose it did it's thing. I pressed the gorgeous dark orange puree through a strainer and ended up with smooth, sweet pulp as promised. I promptly turned my attention to a search for persimmon cookies and ended up with blog entry number two coming soon! Oh, the adventure.

cole's 1st birthday!

Today I am finishing up a wonderful order for Cole's first birthday. Babycakes in Lemon and Chocolate with multiple colors and flavors of butter cream... Orange Coconut, Cherry Root beer Chocolate, Vanilla Bean, Luscious Lemon and anything that comes to me! Also on the menu ... 5 dozen mallow-pops! Made a bath of chocolate and a batch of vanilla and am waiting for the dipping inspiration to hit me. Chocolate with sprinkles!

Wonderful way to spend my Sunday. Cannot wait to see a cupcake smooshed in his face - you know it will happen!