Appalachia

A Little Weird

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6. Ky State University has a pawpaw program

Thu Sep 11, 2014, 06:13 AM

Sep 2014

They have quite a bit of info; here's some recipes they've compiled:
http://www.pawpaw.kysu.edu/Recipes.htm

I don't have any pawpaw trees but my coworkers bring them in every now and then. I've tried the fruit plain and in ice cream. It reminds me too much of banana for it to become a favorite of mine but it's good every now and then.

I think one reason they're not more popular is because they are fragile and don't seem to keep as well as something like an apple for example. I think that prevents them from being a common commercial product. I hardly ever even see them at the farmers market.

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Pawpaws not any old fruit, and this isn’t any old festival [View all] theHandpuppet Sep 2014 OP

Very interesting. I learned something new today - pawpaws. No Vested Interest Sep 2014 #1

If you get the chance, you really should try some theHandpuppet Sep 2014 #4

There are a lot of interesting, tasty or medicinally useful plants that grow in Appalachia. greatlaurel Sep 2014 #2

I'm familiar with most of those theHandpuppet Sep 2014 #3

Nutritional information and recipes theHandpuppet Sep 2014 #5

Ky State University has a pawpaw program A Little Weird Sep 2014 #6

Oh man, I haven't had pawpaws in 25 years. X_Digger Sep 2014 #7

Do you still have access to pawpaws? theHandpuppet Sep 2014 #8

Nope, and.. maybe. X_Digger Sep 2014 #9

I'm going to try this recipe for paw paw nut bread theHandpuppet Sep 2014 #10

At Kentucky State University, they have a special pawpaw research program Tanuki Oct 2014 #11

It's such a nutritious fruit I hope they are successful! theHandpuppet Oct 2014 #12