Actually, I bought them in the supermarket when I lived in the desert. The produce in those markets was glorious, and we also had wonderful roadside stands with good selections of nuts, fruits and veggies. I just ate the persimmons. My favorite things to grow were cantaloupes and tomatoes. I just ate and shared those, too. (Am a simple organism lol!)
Were those the American Native wild persimmon, or perhaps the larger Japanese or Chinese version?