Instructions: 1 Fruit delivers more dietary fiber than 2 large shredded-wheat biscuits

(6g) and 3 times the beta-carotenen of 1 fresh apricot (2mg)

Plus, it surpasses a navel orange in potassium (270mg) with a boost of

To buy and store:
Look for brilliant, orange-red color, inside and out, with firm, glossy skin.

Allow to ripen at room temp; or speed the process in a paper bag adding a banana or apple.

Feel a fully ripe persimmon; it should be very soft to the touch (like firm jelly) with slightly wrinkled skin.

Place ripe fruit in a plastic bag and refrigerate. Use as soon as possible.

To Enjoy:
Eat out of hand, like an apple, for hte simplest of pleasures; or, add to a fruit salad of melon, fresh figs and grapes.

Cut off pointed end, wrap in foil and freeze. Thaw slightly, then spoon from its self-contained cup. Instant sorbet!

Puree the flesh; use as a topping for nonfat ice cream or angel-food cake;

or, fill a crepe, then drizzle with lemon yogurt.

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