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NATIONAL PAWPAW DAY – Third Thursday in September
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| September 21, 2023
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Posted on 09/21/2023 9:27:06 AM PDT by Red Badger
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To: Diana in Wisconsin; mylife; SunkenCiv
PAWPAW PING!..................
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posted on
09/21/2023 9:27:39 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
To: Red Badger
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posted on
09/21/2023 9:29:01 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
To: Red Badger
As Granny said, ‘Git yer cotten pickin’ paws off my pickled paw paws!’
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posted on
09/21/2023 9:29:09 AM PDT
by
ArtDodger
To: Red Badger
The problem, experts say, is that both the fruit’s picking season and shelf life are unfortunately short. Pawpaw trees bear fruit for only about six weeks in late summer, the fruit bruises easily and, after picking, only lasts a few days—about a week, refrigerated—presenting significant commercial challenges.Adjusting for taste is important, says Sheri Crabtree, a horticulture research and extension associate at KYSU, because some wild pawpaw can have bitter or other “off” flavors; they can be “turpentine-y or just bland,” she says. “We would like to have some more unique flavors among cultivars, like some varieties have a more pronounced melon, coconut, or pineapple flavor.”
Taking five or more years to grow and bear fruit does make for a significant challenge for commercial production.
But it seems to grow well in the Eastern US and as far north as Michigan.
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posted on
09/21/2023 9:35:27 AM PDT
by
texas booster
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To: Red Badger
If Biden has his way we will need to rely on locally grown fruit like the paw paw.
To: Red Badger
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posted on
09/21/2023 9:39:55 AM PDT
by
sauropod
(I will stand for truth even if I stand alone.)
To: ArtDodger; texas booster
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posted on
09/21/2023 9:40:46 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
To: vaskypilot
YOU WILL NOT PICK THE KING’S PAWPAWS, PEASANT!................
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posted on
09/21/2023 9:41:36 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
To: Red Badger
That was very helpful, thank you! Now I need to go check around in the woods behind my house, because I do have many of the varieties of trees that were mentioned.
I’ve never had a pawpaw, but have been very interested in tasting them since this time a year ago.
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posted on
09/21/2023 9:44:57 AM PDT
by
FamiliarFace
(I got my own way of livin' But everything gets done With a southern accent Where I come from. TPetty)
To: FamiliarFace
They should be ripe at this time.
But then you’ll have to beat the birds, possums, raccoons and bears to the prize!............
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posted on
09/21/2023 9:47:16 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
To: Red Badger
Not bears here. Deer, yes. Plus the possums, the raccoons, and the birds.
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posted on
09/21/2023 10:05:56 AM PDT
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FamiliarFace
(I got my own way of livin' But everything gets done With a southern accent Where I come from. TPetty)
To: Red Badger
I am awaiting your post regarding it being National Miniature Golf Day! :)
https://nationaltoday.com/miniature-golf-day-september-21/
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posted on
09/21/2023 10:06:14 AM PDT
by
Magnum44
(...against all enemies, foreign and domestic... )
Charlie Maxwell, and don’t forget the famed Paw Paw Negro Blowtorch.
To: Red Badger; MomwithHope
NATIONAL PAWPAW DAY PING!
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posted on
09/21/2023 10:09:26 AM PDT
by
Diana in Wisconsin
(I don't have, 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set. )
To: Red Badger
Now when you pick a paw-paw or a prickly pear
And you prick a raw paw, well, next time beware
Don't pick the prickly pear by the paw
When you pick a pear try to use the claw
But you don't need to use the claw
When you pick a pear of the big paw-paw
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posted on
09/21/2023 10:13:31 AM PDT
by
SIDENET
To: Red Badger
Neat video! I’m in Northern Illinois, just out of growing range for Paw Paws, but not by much. In fact south of me there is a small town- Paw Paw, Illinois.
Gee, I wonder how they got that name?
I’m eager to try some, sometime.
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posted on
09/21/2023 10:24:40 AM PDT
by
telescope115
(I NEED MY SPACE!!! 🔭)
To: Red Badger
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posted on
09/21/2023 10:37:25 AM PDT
by
mylife
(I was a sort of country boy, a cockeyed optimist, wrapped in international intrigue and espionage)
To: Magnum44
I usually stick to just food and drinks...................
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posted on
09/21/2023 10:40:30 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
To: Red Badger
You dont want to make an exception for...
https://nationaltoday.com/telegraph-pole-appreciation-day/
National Telegraph Pole Appreciation Day?
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posted on
09/21/2023 10:52:11 AM PDT
by
Magnum44
(...against all enemies, foreign and domestic... )
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