Pick A Pawpaw: America’s Forgotten Fruit

Pick A Pawpaw: America’s Forgotten Fruit

In 1916, agricultural experts voted the pawpaw the American fruit most likely to succeed, ahead of blueberries and cranberries. But today, most people have never even heard of it, let alone tried it. What is the pawpaw, and how did we forget it?
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In 1916, agricultural experts voted the pawpaw the American fruit
most likely to succeed, ahead of blueberries and cranberries. But
today, most people have never even heard of it, let alone tried it.
What is the pawpaw, and how did we forget it? Listen in this
episode for a tale that involves mastodons and head-lice, George
Washington and Daniel Boone, and a petite but passionate community
of pawpaw obsessives. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit
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