George Shirley wrote:
> Ophelia wrote:
>> George Shirley wrote:
>>> So far I've pulped and pureed eleven cups of persimmon puree. Three
>>> cups were used in making two different persimmon cakes, both turned
>>> out well but I preferred the sheet cake to the bundt one. Tomorrow I
>>> will make some persimmon jam, been awhile since I've done that.
>>> Tonight's dessert will be simmon puree that has been frozen and then
>>> slightly thawed, we like to eat them that way.
>>>
>>> The dilemma is I still have about two dozen simmons ripening on the
>>> counter. Food processor is getting quite a workout these days.
>>>
>>> Has turned off cool (51F at wake-up time) and windy down here. First
>>> time I've had long pants on since last March. Tilly Dawg is at the
>>> vet's getting spayed so it's rather quiet around here today, no high
>>> speed rat terrier tearing through the house carrying her critter and
>>> squeaking it.
>>
>> Awww she will be back soon and tearing around)
>>
>> Where are you in the world George? Are you in the South of the US?
>>
>>
> Get out your map of the USA and look for a little city called Sulphur,
> Louisiana. We've lived here since 1988 and it's an okay place to live.
> About 35,000 good people and another dozen who aren't very good. Low
> crime rate, low fire rate, but surrounded by chemical plants and
> refineries. Which was lucky as I worked in those places for more than
> 45 years.
>
> South is about right, we're in USDA Zone 9b, nearly sub-tropical. We
> get from 40 to 100 inches or rain a year and the state is primarily
> agricultural, rice, cotton, soy beans, cattle, etc. We live in the
> industrial part along Interstate Highway 10.
>
> I grew up about 35 miles west of here in Texas where Miz Anne and I
> lived for the first 15 years of our marriage. Since then we've lived
> all over the world and seen wondrous things in our travels. Still,
> I'm happy to be living where I am now. Come and visit, the front door
> is seldom locked. May be because of that "Armed Resident" sign on the
> door.

Thank you George I shall bear that in mind)