In article . com,
"Cat(h)" writes:
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| Nope. Sloes are not even particularly sour at any stage; the mouth-
| wrinkling effect is something like a tannin.
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| I presume it's the same transformation as applies to khakis. ...

Could be. The astringency of sloes and persimmons tastes very similar
to me.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.