Appalachia

I moved away from SW Va 25 years ago, haven't seen a pawpaw since. I'll have to ask my mother if she has grandma's recipe. If I recall correctly, it was like regular bread pudding (loaf of store bread, crusts removed, torn into pieces, 2 cups of sugar, vanilla, 2 cups of milk, 4 eggs) but with pawpaw pulp mixed in with the sugar / milk / vanilla.

I remember that recipe because I made it for her- she had arthritis, and couldn't manage the squishing / mixing of the bread with the other ingredients. Basically, she'd get everything out, put it into bowls, and yell at me to come mix it, before she put it in a pan in the oven.