So here's a question for you... do you know what a Paw Paw is?
I found out what a Paw Paw is last night, when Eric and I had dinner out at a local restaurant. It was a noshing kind of dinner with a couple of small plates, and then for dessert, we got homemade blueberry waffles with fresh Paw Paw. We ordered it, with no idea what Paw Paw was, and didn't even think twice about it until after we ordered it. Then we looked at each other and wondered, what is Fresh Paw Paw? Is it like a compote? Some sort of fruit hash?
Google to the rescue! Turns out, a Paw Paw is a fruit all on its own! Ever hear of it? It actually a native TROPICAL fruit of North America. Go figure! And it's not native to the tropic region, like you'd expect, but actually native to the eastern US, even up into Michigan! It has a very short fruit bearing season (like, NOW for only about 3-4 weeks), but the fruit it produces is quite tasty! I don't want to just write what everyone else writes about it... but it's hard not to describe it the same way. It's sweet, smooth taste similar to a mango and banana mixed together. Unique, yet familiar.
So anyway... I will likely stalk the stores and farmers markets for Paw Paws over the next couple of weeks. And I told Eric, in all seriousness, I want to get these in our backyard. We'd have to get two trees for pollination, but they're not huge trees. We'll probably have to wait until after the garage is built, though... don't want to shock them with construction! But if we could grow these in our backyard and just have them whenever we want in those few weeks, that would rock!
I found out what a Paw Paw is last night, when Eric and I had dinner out at a local restaurant. It was a noshing kind of dinner with a couple of small plates, and then for dessert, we got homemade blueberry waffles with fresh Paw Paw. We ordered it, with no idea what Paw Paw was, and didn't even think twice about it until after we ordered it. Then we looked at each other and wondered, what is Fresh Paw Paw? Is it like a compote? Some sort of fruit hash?
Google to the rescue! Turns out, a Paw Paw is a fruit all on its own! Ever hear of it? It actually a native TROPICAL fruit of North America. Go figure! And it's not native to the tropic region, like you'd expect, but actually native to the eastern US, even up into Michigan! It has a very short fruit bearing season (like, NOW for only about 3-4 weeks), but the fruit it produces is quite tasty! I don't want to just write what everyone else writes about it... but it's hard not to describe it the same way. It's sweet, smooth taste similar to a mango and banana mixed together. Unique, yet familiar.
So anyway... I will likely stalk the stores and farmers markets for Paw Paws over the next couple of weeks. And I told Eric, in all seriousness, I want to get these in our backyard. We'd have to get two trees for pollination, but they're not huge trees. We'll probably have to wait until after the garage is built, though... don't want to shock them with construction! But if we could grow these in our backyard and just have them whenever we want in those few weeks, that would rock!
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I vaguely recall from my younger days, a song, containing the line "...making love uder the pawpaw tree...". I think it was on AM radio (where AM does not mean morning).
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