Julia Altshuler > wrote in message news:<67xld.93937$R05.16158@attbi_s53>...

Here in California the persimmons are in full season - gorgeous and
colorful. Can you get those where you are? Perhaps not so cost
effective. ARound here, in East Oakland, they fall off people's trees.
If you see "organic" persimmons for sale in the market, you know some
entrepreneurial hausfrau just sold her back yard production to the
equally entrepreneurial produce guy.

Back to your question - along with figs and autumn fruit, how about
nuts in the shell, like Brazil nuts, pecans, almonds etc.? Of course
they're still not cheap...And in another couple of weeks we'll be
seeing gorgeous citrus - tangerines, blood oranges. The navel oranges
and Texas ruby grapefruit are already in.

Leila