Guest guest Posted December 9, 2005 Report Share Posted December 9, 2005 i have a papaya tree that won't stop. Seriously, if I could make it stop for a while I would. We get 2-3 football or larger size fruits a week, sometimes as many as 4 or 5, and we have for 8 or 9 months now. We currently have 10 in various stages of ripening and another 12 or 15 growing and 20 or more flowers. We're to the point where we have seveal quarts frozen and we've eaten all we can. If I have to eat another papaya I'm gonna scream. I've made sorbet and yogurt and cheesecake and bruschetta. We've given as many away as we can, but apparently not many people like papaya. I hate throwing them out, but they end up rotting in my fridge. It's a weird balance between being grateful for all this food from one $10 tree bought off a salvage plant cart, and being sick to death of papaya!! Any ideas on what else I can do with them (or anyone wanna come to central florida every few weeks to take some??) Meg Heather O'Neil wrote: > You can never had too much pineapple or guava or papaya or mangos. My > very favourite fruits. The pineapple thing sounds soooo good. I have > a major weight issue, however and all above mentioned fruits and most > other ones too are a big no no. But, like any good dieter, I cheat. > <grin> > > Heather Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 9, 2005 Report Share Posted December 9, 2005 Meg <itszen4me wrote: i have a papaya tree that won't stop. Seriously, if I could make it stop for a while I would. We get 2-3 football or larger size fruits a week, sometimes as many as 4 or 5, and we have for 8 or 9 months now. < cut> Any ideas on what else I can do with them (or anyone wanna come to central florida every few weeks to take some??) Meg Food bank, Salvation Army, homeless shelter, freecycle. Be glad to come to central florida, LOL , wish I could ! peace, Angela who I am is fine, it's just this body that's disabled! middle age = that time of life when we realize yesterday's sex, drugs and rock and roll are todays memories, prescriptions and golden oldies! Shopping Find Great Deals on Holiday Gifts at Shopping Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 9, 2005 Report Share Posted December 9, 2005 do you think a shelter would take just 2 or 3 papayas? I may have, kinda, whoopsy, gotten myself kicked off freecycle, LOLOL. Ok, not kicked off or even asked to leave, I decided to leave on my own after a few not so pleasant incidents Anyhow, when i was still on it I offered them (I think, if not I meant to) and no one ever came to get them. Even the baby is getting sick of papaya, heeeee. I guess papaya is an aquired taste, no one but us seems to like them here. meg Angela wrote: > > Food bank, Salvation Army, homeless shelter, freecycle. > Be glad to come to central florida, LOL , wish I could ! > peace, > Angela Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 9, 2005 Report Share Posted December 9, 2005 those are excellent ideas angela! if you donate your papayas to the food bank, salvation army, or homeless shelters, you can write it off on your taxes. don't forget women's shelters! susie --- Angela <angelaamy2001 wrote: > Any ideas on what else I can do with them (or anyone > wanna come to > central florida every few weeks to take some??) > Meg > > Food bank, Salvation Army, homeless shelter, > freecycle. > Be glad to come to central florida, LOL , wish I > could ! > peace, > Angela Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 9, 2005 Report Share Posted December 9, 2005 Meg <itszen4me wrote: do you think a shelter would take just 2 or 3 papayas? meg I dunno, the cook at the shelter I stayed in for a while back in the '80's would have. He was delighted to get fresh fruit, if there wasn't enough for everyone to have a whole one he would cut it up and add to salad or put on top of dessert if there was one ( pudding, cake, whatever was donated ).I've never had papaya, would it be good that way? can it be dried? mixed with other dried fruits and some nuts into trail mix? peace, Angela who I am is fine, it's just this body that's disabled! middle age = that time of life when we realize yesterday's sex, drugs and rock and roll are todays memories, prescriptions and golden oldies! Shopping Find Great Deals on Holiday Gifts at Shopping Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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