Drying Persimmons

Yesterday we went to Santa Cruz and as part of the  www.fruitcruz.org, there were about 40 people who came to pick persimmons from some Santa Cruz local's trees and learn the art of Japanese hoshigaki. Now I have two strings of persimmons drying in the kitchen thanks to Steve Schnaar who explained how to peel persimmons and hang them up with string. We learned some tips to prevent the fruit molding, a common issue,  one was to stay away from ripe persimmons, and use slightly green ones if possible. The other great tip was  to use a fan for part of the day to keep the air moving around the persimmons. When you cut the persimmons, try to keep a T shaped stem so it's easly to hang the fruit.