Things we hate about other Fruits…

• “Bananas have the worst tasting peel I have ever tried. And I have tried a lot of peels that most people haven’t.” Jennifer, President

• 'Oranges always get under my fingernails and dye my finger tips orangey-yellow. Then it looks like I smoke, which I do, but I don’t want people to know that.” Greta - Wy
  

• “Papayas taste like vomit.” Rebecca, Vice-President
  

• “A pomegranate is another nice fruit that starts with the letter P, but they are very messy and they stain, and they surely do not compare with the persimmon.” BerthaMae- Hahavemale, FL

• “I am allergic to watermelon and it makes me have asthma.”Lorna - Ashcroft, B.C.
  

• “Persimmons are a lot bigger than grapes, and raisins are like miniature grapes.” Kelsey- Roy, UT
  

• “Who doesn’t like a persimmon? When someone gives me a strawberry I say “What the heck!?” and then I throw it over my shoulder and go and get a persimmon.” Derek-Riverton, UT
  

• “Once I tasted a star-fruit and it didn’t taste anything like a star but it did have some fruitiness to it. I think that is false advertising.” Christina-Roswell, NM

• If you eat cataloupe on the thing, then it gets all over you and it gets you all sticky, and that is NOT some sweet action.” Michelle- Persimmon Activities Committee
  

• “Pineapple comes in this hard shell that is very hard to crack open with a hammer.” Michael-Mililani, HI
  

• “Raspberry seeds get stuck in my teeth and it hurts my mouth to chew on them. I am very sensitive and I squench at the thought.” Justin-Utah