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Michiel
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Posted: Oct 13 2010 at 5:42pm | IP Logged Quote Michiel
I got this from a friend on Facebook: If you cut the seed of a persimmon in half, it will look like either a spoon, knife, or fork, and that will predict what the winter weather looks like.

Has anyone ever heard of this? Which utensil means what? Does this hold water?

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Posted: Oct 13 2010 at 8:42pm | IP Logged Quote Angel
I've never heard of it, but now I have to find out! We have 2 or 3 persimmon trees here at our new house!

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Posted: Oct 13 2010 at 8:48pm | IP Logged Quote JodieLyn
it's folklore so it may or may not work some of the time

But I did find this..

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The persimmon seed folklore is believed to have generated in the Ozarks of Missouri and Arkansas many years ago.

According to legend, the formation inside a persimmon will predict the winter weather.

If the formation is shaped like a fork, a mild winter is in the outlook; if it shaped like a knife, a bitterly-cold winter is coming; and if it is shaped like a spoon, there will be a lot of snow.


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