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Community News GLOUCESTER-MATHEWS GAZETTE-JOURNAL 1B ENGAGEMENT| THURSDAY NOVEMBER 19, 2020 Community news GLOUCESTER-MATHEWS GAZETTE-JOURNAL 1B ENGAGEMENT| A squirrel enjoys corn at Carter and Nancy Richardson’s house at North, having helped himself from adjacent Ceci Brown of Gloucester sent this pho- Beverly Kearney of Gloucester sends Elm Grove Farm. to of Hedychium (butterfly) ginger lily. the photo of this rose, still lovely. James Longworth and Robin Singleton Singleton-Longworth Believe it or not... Robert “Popeye” Carter of Gloucester, announces the lowers are still blooming, and nature remains beautiful, and (we are thank- engagement of his daughter, ful) readers continue to send us scenes spotted by their discerning eyes. Robin Singleton to James FPlease send your seasonal photos to [email protected]. Longworth, son of Darryl A Japanese maple in its full autumn foliage at the home of John Lee Callis, and Bonnie Longworth of Gloucester. Robin is also the Grimstead. daughter of the late Mary Kay Carter. Robin graduated from Liber- ty University and is employed by Middlesex County Public Schools. James graduated from Rap- pahannock Community Col- lege and Thomas Nelson Com- munity College. He works for Rappahannock Community College and Gloucester Coun- ty Public Schools. A wedding is planned for April 3, 2021 in Gloucester. Debbie Townsend-Pittman of Hardy wildflowers growing in a ‘Jean May’ camellia at the home of A poinsettia at Connie Spence’s home Thanksgiving cactus blooms for Martha Gloucester photographed this rare Mathews ditch, sent by Reed Lawson. Katherine and Ray Mazzocco. anticipates the season. Thompson Hudgins of Gloucester. late-blooming yellow hibiscus in her Avoid Brown yard on November 10. Friday: How to properly dispose of greasy kitchen scraps We don’t want to spoil your holiday dinner, but do you know what happens when you put leftover cooking oil and greasy food scraps down the kitchen drain or dispos- This Hibiscus has bloomed all summer An insect blends in with a marigold at al? Lewis Hubbard sends a photo of Ca- It isn’t pretty, according providing a continuous spot of color in Woodville Park in Gloucester; photo Purple hyacinth and Virginia creeper photographed by Louise Witherspoon of Port the yard of Kay and Sam Uhler of Hayes. taken by Bonnie Veaner of Hayes. mellia sasanqua Irihi-no-umi or Sea to Mike Martin, chief of pre- Haywood. at Sunset on Veterans Day. treatment and pollution pre- vention with the Hampton Roads Sanitation District. “When grease goes down GARDENING CORNER| the drain in a liquid form, it will cool and adhere to the FROM THE GLOUCESTER MASTER GARDENERS Fall makes persimmons delectable sides of the pipes. This re- duces the pipe’s diameter BY BETTY WRENN DAY and restricts the flow of wa- Cherrybark oak ter,” said Martin. “This can BY SUSAN CAMP suggestions. The persimmon is native to China where it prevent other household Lisa mentioned cherrybark has been cultivated for centuries; more than waste from moving through Friends often ask me where oaks and live oaks. I know 2,000 cultivars exist today. The plant was not the pipe, causing sewage I get ideas for gardening col- a little about live oaks, but introduced to California until the mid-1800s. backups in your home or a umns. Some topics arise from cherrybark oak was a name I Today California, Florida and southeastern sanitary sewer overflow in random articles I read on the had not heard. Lisa noted that Texas produce persimmons for the commer- the street.” internet, and the subjects of cherrybark is a fast-growing cial market with prospects of increasing the No one wants to deal with many columns relate to suc- shoreline tree that grows tall fruit’s popularity in this country. However, that situation on a family cesses and failures we have and straight. for now China produces two-thirds of the holiday, not even plumbers. experienced in our years of Cherrybark oak (Quercus world’s persimmon crop. Martin said the local plumb- gardening. The best topics pagoda) was formerly classi- The persimmon, sometimes called the ing community refers to the come from suggestions by fied as a variety of southern “Apple of Japan,” is widely used in East day after Thanksgiving as friends and colleagues, who oak (Quercus falcata), and you Asian countries in all sorts of dishes. Brown Friday—one of the either have a specific ques- may see it listed as Q. falcata Two varieties of persimmons, opposite busiest times for sewage tion, or have knowledge or subsp. pagodifolia in some ends of flavor extremes, are grown in the backups. expertise in an area. sources. It gets its common United States. One is sweet and tender while So what do you do? Martin Last week, I received an name from the resemblance the other is firm and tannic, bitter when recommends taking a few email from Lisa Deaton, Area of the mature bark to that of harvested but creamy and sweet when ripe. minutes to dispose of fats, Forester for the Virginia De- the black cherry (Prunus se- That’s the type Krista Gustafson recently oils and grease (FOG) prop- partment of Forestry. When rotina). The gray bark of the revisited on the family pumpkin farm at erly: I hear from Lisa, I know I am North once known as Belmont Berry Farm. —For standing grease, going to read some interesting SEE OAK, PAGE 2B It’s also the type this writer remembers as pour it while it’s hot into an a child when visiting her grandfather’s farm Persimmons: Wait until they are ripe! empty can, let it harden in Waverley and biting into a persimmon that the freezer and then toss the had just dropped from the tree. Your mouth can in the trash. turns inside out. mons in a brown paper bag with an apple or —For grease leftover from Krista said she always knew they had per- banana. Loosely fold the bag closed and the foods such as bacon, allow it simmons but had not noticed them recently. fruit will ripen in one or two days. Persim- to cool in the pan, then use Then she went on a search, found them and mons are ripe when they are soft and their a paper towel to swipe and took the pictures with this story. sweet jelly-like flesh almost bursts from the toss it in the trash. She recalls, “When I was a kid my brother skin. —For dishes, scrape any and I played a mean joke on my sister and Persimmons also make an excellent dried leftovers into the trash or had her eat an unripe persimmon straight fruit. Either peel or dry whole or slice compost bin before washing. from the tree. They are super bitter un- (peeled or unpeeled) and dry. When they —To dispose of leftover tur- ripe. It’s a taste you don’t forget. I am sure are peeled and dried whole, they loose their key frying oil, contact your Tambi remembers it well.” Being interested astringency and develop a sweet date-like locality for proper disposal. in cooking persimmons. Krista remembers consistency. Each has their own FOG con- having persimmon brownies over 40 years Note: Facts on persimmons were taken trol division, and HRSD will ago at Neil and Beverly Holmbergs’ house. from: “Persimmons,” “History of Persim- provide assistance to these Astringent persimmons, which appear to mons,” “Persimmon Folklore” and “Persim- localities on request. be the ones found locally, can be stored in mon History.” Restaurant owners should the refrigerator for at least a month or fro- adhere to the same guide- PHOTO BY LISA DEATON zen for 6 to 8 months. To ripen them, since lines, Martin said. A cherrybark oak. they do not ripen on the tree, place persim- SEE PERSIMMONS, PAGE 2B OF ALL BUSINESSES ARE 99% SMALL BUSINESSES. LET’S HELP THEM THROUGH THIS. chesbank.com/together Member FDIC Y M C K 2B GLOUCESTERMATHEWS GAZETTEJOURNAL THURSDAY NOVEMBER 19, 2020 OAK PERSIMMONS: Don’t eat them until they’re ripe CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1B CONTINUED FROM PAGE 2B young oak is smooth, soon de- sugar thoroughly with ½ c. 1 tsp. baking powder a 9x13-inch baking dish with pulp in several additions, mix- veloping narrow, scaly ridges PERSIMMON NUT BREAD water and pour over pudding. ½ tsp. salt cooking spray. In a bowl, whisk ing well after each addition. that darken with age and be- 6 Tbs. butter Bake 10 minutes more. 1 tsp. cinnamon together the our, baking soda, Stir in melted butter. Scrape the come rough. 1 c. sugar 1 c. sugar baking powder, salt, cinnamon, batter into the prepared bak- Cherrybark oak is native 2 eggs PERSIMMON COOKIES 1 c. brown sugar white sugar, and brown sugar ing dish. Bake in the preheated to the southeastern United 1 tsp. baking soda 2 ripe persimmons, peeled 3 eggs, beaten until thoroughly combined. In oven until a toothpick inserted States. It is found in coastal 1 c. persimmon pulp and puréed 2 c. milk a large bowl, beat the eggs and into the pudding comes out regions from New Jersey to 2 c. our 1 c. white sugar 2½ c. persimmon pulp milk together until smooth, clean, about 1 hour. Allow to eastern Texas, except for Flor- 1 tsp. baking powder ½ c. butter 6 Tbs. butter, melted and add the our mixture, al- cool before serving. ida and parts of Georgia, and ½ tsp. salt 1 egg Preheat oven to 300°F. Spray ternating with the persimmon in the Mississippi Valley up to ½ tsp. cinnamon 2 c. all-purpose our southern Illinois. ½ tsp. nutmeg 1 tsp. baking soda The tree is the fastest grow- ¼ tsp.
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