Comments on: persimmon love http://mayalassiter.com/2009/11/persimmon-madness/ tracking the wild novelist in her native habitat (bring chocolate) Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:33:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Mithu http://mayalassiter.com/2009/11/persimmon-madness/comment-page-1/#comment-3611 Mithu Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:36:41 +0000 http://mayalassiter.com/blog/2009/11/persimmon-madness/#comment-3611 Hmmm... the only food I've eaten that leaves that nasty film on your teeth is spinach. I've always wondered if there were any other foods that did this. I'll have to try a persimmon to see if it happens to me too. Haven't had one since I was a kid I can't remember if it did. For spinach I thought it was the iron that did it but apparently it is the oxalates. I checked and persimmons don't have either. They do have tannins though. I hope that's not what's affecting your teeth because eating too much will cause damage (and I'm sure you're not about to give up "ambrosia" that easily). Hmmm… the only food I’ve eaten that leaves that nasty film on your teeth is spinach. I’ve always wondered if there were any other foods that did this. I’ll have to try a persimmon to see if it happens to me too. Haven’t had one since I was a kid I can’t remember if it did.

For spinach I thought it was the iron that did it but apparently it is the oxalates. I checked and persimmons don’t have either. They do have tannins though. I hope that’s not what’s affecting your teeth because eating too much will cause damage (and I’m sure you’re not about to give up “ambrosia” that easily).

]]> By: maya http://mayalassiter.com/2009/11/persimmon-madness/comment-page-1/#comment-3449 maya Sat, 14 Nov 2009 23:16:31 +0000 http://mayalassiter.com/blog/2009/11/persimmon-madness/#comment-3449 I KNEW that was YOU!!! I KNEW that was YOU!!!

]]> By: CathyB http://mayalassiter.com/2009/11/persimmon-madness/comment-page-1/#comment-3447 CathyB Sat, 14 Nov 2009 21:33:15 +0000 http://mayalassiter.com/blog/2009/11/persimmon-madness/#comment-3447 Persimmons also make fabulous splats when thrown as weapons at passing cars from the cover of a field of dog fennel taller than your head. My mispent youth... Persimmons also make fabulous splats when thrown as weapons at passing cars from the cover of a field of dog fennel taller than your head.

My mispent youth…

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