I tried to make some of these from a recipe in Martha Stewart's Blueprint magazine a few years ago. I was having a hard time crushing the candies with a rolling pin, so I figured I would try it in...

I'm from the south and persimmon pudding is the best thing to make with these!! I really wouldn't describe it as a "pudding" though, but more a pie without the crust. It has sort of a pumpkin pie...