tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post4403124219830693970..comments2023-11-17T12:32:11.301-05:00Comments on Daphne's Dandelions: Applesauce and GleaningDaphne Gouldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305049560953735881noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-3585577984455767222013-10-07T12:05:56.448-04:002013-10-07T12:05:56.448-04:00Paw paws grow wild in Maryland and fruit prolifica...Paw paws grow wild in Maryland and fruit prolifically. When we lived in DC, you could walk along the C&O Canal (a long, out-of-service canal that connects Washington, DC to Cumberland MD at the Pennsylvania border) and pick paw paws for snacks as you went.<br /><br />I tried bringing some home once but they bruised so easily, they were already turning brown and gooey by the time they reached my kitchen.<br /><br />Such a good fruit, but it's plain why they never caught on commercially.Ms. Kriegernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-20182964736854778422013-10-05T21:01:47.467-04:002013-10-05T21:01:47.467-04:00Some people do call papayas paw paws, but a paw pa...Some people do call papayas paw paws, but a paw paw around here is a totally different fruit. It has large seeds spread all through the flesh (like 1 1/2" long seeds). And it is very custardy. Papayas are tropical fruit. Paw paws seem like they are but are hardy here. I think they are native to the middle of the US. Daphne Gouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305049560953735881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-52550779177998221932013-10-05T11:43:39.645-04:002013-10-05T11:43:39.645-04:00Mark we buy papaya too, but they are not the same ...Mark we buy papaya too, but they are not the same as paw paws. Papaya are a tropical fruit and paw paw are native to the United States...they have a pudding type texture.Lyndahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14189157322930654023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-50869106753675423762013-10-05T10:59:03.574-04:002013-10-05T10:59:03.574-04:00The gleaning sounds like fun. And a great way to g...The gleaning sounds like fun. And a great way to get good use from what would be otherwise wasted. I hate to see any food go to waste. Thanks for the tasting report on the pawpaws! We have three young trees planted here, but have never tasted one. Everyone says they are delicious, and now you have added one more good report on them. It is time to make applesauce here. We freeze ours, but go through a lot of it too. It makes a great snack, and so nice to have on hand.Dave @ HappyAcreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03441364543023807886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-89979029748840143582013-10-05T02:54:57.810-04:002013-10-05T02:54:57.810-04:00Perhaps surprisngly, we can usually buy Paw-Paws (...Perhaps surprisngly, we can usually buy Paw-Paws (we call them Papayas) in our supermarkets, and in most "ethnic" stores. They are usually packed in polystyrene to protect them during shipping, which is of course very un-environment-friendly. However, we do buy them occasionally because we love eating them - best on their own with a squeeze of lime.<br />Your gleaning efforts sound impressive. We don't do that sort of thing here, but we should. I'm sure a lot of food is wasted when crops are harvested "industrially", especially when done by machine.Mark Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-27691963284523340022013-10-04T23:12:52.505-04:002013-10-04T23:12:52.505-04:00What a wonderful thing to do that you are so good ...What a wonderful thing to do that you are so good at and to meet new friends and share ideas. We eat a lot of applesauce too and just bought a bushel and a half today so guess what I will be doing! We like the lumpy kind so it takes awhile and I plan to dehydrate some. Nancy Cozy Thyme Cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03933769393226611441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-23006126163099363782013-10-04T22:06:12.190-04:002013-10-04T22:06:12.190-04:00I am making another batch of applesauce this weeke...I am making another batch of applesauce this weekend. I think we would easily consume 20 pints between the two of us in a year. We are enjoying it as a snack and I love it swirled in my morning yogurt. I may need to pick more apples. Funny that you are so good at Gleaning. Also nice that your labor is paid by allowing you to take home some too. Hopefully in the future, there will be something different from whats in your garden.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01129119492962711399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-85165098591875027952013-10-04T15:23:50.032-04:002013-10-04T15:23:50.032-04:00I want pawpaws, too, but I don't have the room...I want pawpaws, too, but I don't have the room either. Cristyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11885394458317264217noreply@blogger.com