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Spent my weekend making Hoshigaki. It’s my favorite autumn a..

Added 2024-11-03 16:39:18 +0000 UTC

Spent my weekend making Hoshigaki. It’s my favorite autumn activity! I love making dried persimmons and giving them a gifts later, they’re such a treat. It’s my ultimate favorite dried fruit, tastes like candy! The whole drying process takes at least a month. I’m drying them in my apartment right now. 🟠🟠🟠🟠🟠🟠🟠🟠🟠🟠🟠🟠🟠

So proud of myself and the string of fruits absolutely delights me.

You can make your own at home too! This only works with the Hachiya persimmon, not the Fuyu. And the persimmon should still be hard and not ripe.

First you prepare them by washing. Then remove the skins, a fruit peeler makes this go by quickly. Then you sterilize the peeled fruit in boiling water for 5 seconds. Then you tie them to a string and dry them. After one week, you start the massaging process. This helps to distribute the sugars around and gets the lumps out. You massage them everyday for about 2-4 weeks. Then they are ready to enjoy and share. 🧡