Tradewinds December 2016 CC Web Final

Persimmon
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201 N.Water Street
Eliabeth Cit, NC
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The Bead Spot
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Wed. - Sat 10A -
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Classes at the Bead Spot
Classes at The Bead Spot are by appointment during
shop hours, Wednesdays thru Saturday 10am to 4pm.
All classes are $20 per person plus materials.
Participants can choose to learn the basics of jewelry
making. Students will learn how to string and fi nish a
necklace with a clasp and make a pair of earrings.
There is an unassuming tree in our midst that bears what
is considered a heaven-inspired treat. The foliage is plain
and the bark is somewhat unremarkable. But the fruit, oh
the fruit, well visually it is undistinguished too. However
the taste of the fruit is well worth investigating but only
after a cooling of the season.
The Persimmon tree (Diospyrus virginiana) is native to
much of the eastern and southern United States. It once
was enjoyed as a prominent food species by Native Americans
and early settlers. The American persimmon fruit,
not to be confused with the larger Asian varieties, is bitter
and astringent until a hard frost has a chance to inactivate
the tannins in the fruit to release its sweetness. Captain
John Smith around 1607 was quoted as saying about the
persimmon, “… if it is not ripe, it will drive a man’s mouth
awrie with much torment, but when it is ripe, it is as delicious
as the Apricock”.
The persimmon is high in fructose but for a 3.5 ounce
serving it has only 70 calories. The fruit is high in fi ber, low
in cholesterol, and is loaded with Vitamins A, B-complex
and C. Nutritional research reveals that persimmons are
also high in antioxidants beta-carotene and lycopene.
Native Americans used the fruit fresh during the season
and dried to help augment their winter diet. The English
name persimmon is thought to have come from the cor-
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ruption of the Algonquin words for dried fruit….putchamin,
pasiminan, and pessamin. The early settlers learned to
use the fruit in its natural state and to incorporate the
persimmon in puddings, muffi ns, puddings and preserves.
The persimmon was also used to make a fermented beverage
approximating beer.
If you can source a good persimmon supply during this
holiday season, I heartily recommend you give them a
try. As an additional recommendation, I would be remiss
if I didn’t mention that the Latin genus name Diospyrus
translates into English as - Food of the Gods.
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1522 North Road St.
Elizabeth City, NC
Additional classes include:
Introduction to Kumihimo – the Japanese
art of braiding cord.
Kumihimo II – Learn to add beads to your
Kumihimo braid.
Beadweaving Classes: Peyote, Herringbone, Brick
Stitch, Dutch Spiral, etc –
The bead weaving sessions demonstrate various techniques
working with needle, thread and seed beads.
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