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  • From: Ginda Fisher <list@ginda.us>
  • To: nafex mailing list at ibiblio <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [nafex] Paw Paw GOOD!
  • Date: Sat, 8 Sep 2012 00:44:33 -0400


On Sep 7, 2012, at 9:40 PM, Lawrence F. London, Jr. wrote:

>
> Tasted my first Paw Paw last weekend, ripe and cold. To think I have
> gone a whole lifetime without it...
> My sample was grown in Orange County, NC, about 2.25" X 3.5"..my first
> reaction was "I can't believe this flavor and texture"; it is like
> eating a fine gourmet custard. I hear that its nutritional quality and
> mineral and vitamin content are off the charts.
>
> This is 1) better than banana, mango or papaya 2) nearly as good as
> Creme Caramel (Flan, has that aftertaste)
>
> Absolutely delicious fruit. I rank it equal to the most flavorful
> varieties of strawberry, apricot, plum, sour cherry, certain apple
> varieties, blackberry, peach and blueberry.
>
> I highly recommend planting this world class fruit.
>
> I wonder how it would be with maple syrup....

What kind of pawpaw did you eat? I gather they vary widely.





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