Persimmon Chile Pickles Recipes

QUICK PERSIMMON PICKLES

Steps:

• Place persimmons into a 1-quart jar or medium bowl.
• Combine vinegar, 1/4 cup water, sugar, ginger and chile flakes in a medium saucepan.
• Set over high heat and bring to a boil, stirring until sugar dissolves.
• Pour vinegar mixture over persimmons.
• Let cool, and then cover and refrigerate for at least 1 day or up to 1 week.

PERSIMMON CHILE PICKLES

Steps:

• Cut stems off persimmons and peel.
• Cut into 1 inch wedges, disarding seeds.
• Cut onions and peppers into 1/2 inch squares.
• Peel and mince garlic.
• Mash chilies.
• In a large pan bring garlic, chili, water, vinegar, salt and spice to a rolling boil on high.
• Add 1/4 of the fruit and cook for 30 seconds-start timing when"broth" returns to a boil.
• Remove fruit and repeat until all fruit is cooked.
• Prepare 8 pint jars.
• Place 0.125 of the onions into each hot jar.
• add 0.125 of the presimmons into each hot jar.
• and top with 0.125 of the peppers into each hot jar.
• Bring liquid to boiling and pour equally into each jar, leaving 1/4 inch head space.
• Wipe rims and seal.
• Process in a boiling water bath for 10 minutes.

SUNSHINE DILL PICKLES

Steps:

• In a gallon glass jar with a tight-fitting lid, place a layer of dill in the bottom, then a layer of cukes; add garlic cloves if desired.
• Keep layering dill & cukes to the neck of the jar; finish with a layer of dill.
• Add vinegar and salt to the top of the jar; fill with cold tap water.
• Cover and screw on tightly (add a doubled over square of wax paper or plastic wrap if you like, too).
• Give the jar a few good shakes to distribute the salt.
• Set in a sunny spot outside for four days; mark the calendar with the "due date."
• Turn the jar slightly each day (for an even tan); leave out an extra day if rainy or cloudy.
• Chill and eat.
• IDEA: Add green or red pepper slices along with the dill for a taste explosion!
• SUGGESTION: When scrubbing the fresh cukes, sort-as-you-go into piles of uniform size. This makes filling the jar go much quicker--looks prettier too.

CHARLES ANDERSON'S PERSIMMON SALSA

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients together in a bowl and chill for 2 hours.
• Serve with corn chips.