Two Spoons

"I just picked a persimmon
from a tree in our back yard.
2 spoons....we know what that means!"
                                                      ~Parkside Mom

"According to old-timers, persimmon seeds can be used to
predict the severity of winter weather. When cut in half,
the persimmon seed will display one of three symbols."

A knife shape:  cold, icy winter
(where wind "cuts" you like a knife). 

A fork shape:  a mild winter. 

A spoon shape:  a shovel to dig out the snow!"