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PAWPAWS!!
Quote from Rob6 on September 19, 2022, 10:29 pmHad a busy weekend this weekend. Saturday I went on a 25-mile bike ride on the North Central Railroad Trail and then Sunday was a 5 mile hike replete with pawpaw foraging. The weather was ideal. Sunny and temps in the high 70's - low 80's.
This was a group hike including my regular hiking buddies, my daughter and her boyfriend, and introducing a former coworker and her husband along with a couple new friends to the local trails and to pawpaws. The 5 miles we covered took us quite a while to complete as we were stopping every few yards to pick pawpaws. Altogether I think we collected just over 200 of the fruits that we split between us, not counting the ones we ate along the trail.
What is a pawpaw, you ask? The pawpaw is the largest edible fruit native to North America and they seem to grow in abundance along the riverways here in Maryland and Pennsylvania. I understand that they are rather prolific in Ohio as well. They have a very short season and virtually no shelf life so they tend not to be good for commercial orchard growing. The texture of the fruit's flesh is soft and custard-like, with a taste that can best be described as a banana-mango. Below are a couple links that describe them in more detail.
https://www.seriouseats.com/what-are-pawpaws-wild-fruit-midwest-how-to-prep-and-eat-pawpaws
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asimina_triloba
Overall it was a great weekend. Lots of time spent outdoors, getting some healthful exercise; meeting new friends and introducing them to the outdoors; and foraging local delicious fruits. Oh, and I almost forgot to mention that afterwards we stopped at a local farm brewery and had a few cold, refreshing beverages while listening to a blues band.
Best way to spend a weekend!
Had a busy weekend this weekend. Saturday I went on a 25-mile bike ride on the North Central Railroad Trail and then Sunday was a 5 mile hike replete with pawpaw foraging. The weather was ideal. Sunny and temps in the high 70's - low 80's.
This was a group hike including my regular hiking buddies, my daughter and her boyfriend, and introducing a former coworker and her husband along with a couple new friends to the local trails and to pawpaws. The 5 miles we covered took us quite a while to complete as we were stopping every few yards to pick pawpaws. Altogether I think we collected just over 200 of the fruits that we split between us, not counting the ones we ate along the trail.
What is a pawpaw, you ask? The pawpaw is the largest edible fruit native to North America and they seem to grow in abundance along the riverways here in Maryland and Pennsylvania. I understand that they are rather prolific in Ohio as well. They have a very short season and virtually no shelf life so they tend not to be good for commercial orchard growing. The texture of the fruit's flesh is soft and custard-like, with a taste that can best be described as a banana-mango. Below are a couple links that describe them in more detail.
https://www.seriouseats.com/what-are-pawpaws-wild-fruit-midwest-how-to-prep-and-eat-pawpaws
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asimina_triloba
Overall it was a great weekend. Lots of time spent outdoors, getting some healthful exercise; meeting new friends and introducing them to the outdoors; and foraging local delicious fruits. Oh, and I almost forgot to mention that afterwards we stopped at a local farm brewery and had a few cold, refreshing beverages while listening to a blues band.
Best way to spend a weekend!
by nathanu