I left Ohio when I was eight years old.? I remember hearing about Paw Paw's.? Is there another name for them?? I grew up in the south.? I don't recall coming across them.? I remember a song about picking up paw paw's and putting them in your pocket. ?Susan aka Mom aka Mimi -----Original Message----- From: Rose McClure <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Fri, 27 Jul 2007 9:43 am Subject: [OHGALLIA] PawPaw Cake > > You mentioned "paw paws". Oh, what a great fruit it is! My grandmother > used to make "paw paw cake" and I can still still taste it. I just don't > have a recipe for it. > I can't vouch for this......I just found it in one of my grandmother's old cookbooks. *PAW PAW CAKE *1 3/4 cups flour 1/4 tsp salt 1 tsp each baking soda and baking powder Sift these together in a medium bowl and set aside. 1/2 cup milk 1 tbls lemon juice Mix these in another bowl and set aside until they sour. 1/2 cup shortening 1 1/2 cups sugar 1 tsp vanilla 2 eggs Cream sugar and shortening, beating until light and fluffy. Slowly add eggs, then vanilla and mix. 1/2 cup puree'd Paw Paw fruit 1/4 cup chopped nuts 3 egg whites, beaten stiff To the shortening mixture, alternately add dry ingredient mixture, the pawpaw puree and the soured milk mixture. Mix well, then add the beaten egg whites and chopped nuts. Pour into one large or two smaller cake pans and bake in a moderate oven about 45 minutes. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ________________________________________________________________________ AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at AOL.com.
I don't know any other name for the fruit...it is in the Custard-apple family.....scientific name "Asimina triloba" ----- Original Message ----- From: "~Susan~" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, July 27, 2007 9:30 AM Subject: Re: [OHGALLIA] PawPaw Cake >I left Ohio when I was eight years old.? I remember hearing about Paw >Paw's.? Is there another name for them?? I grew up in the south.? I don't >recall coming across them.? I remember a song about picking up paw paw's >and putting them in your pocket. > > > ?Susan aka Mom aka Mimi > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Rose McClure <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Fri, 27 Jul 2007 9:43 am > Subject: [OHGALLIA] PawPaw Cake > > > > >> >> You mentioned "paw paws". Oh, what a great fruit it is! My >> grandmother >> used to make "paw paw cake" and I can still still taste it. I just >> don't >> have a recipe for it. >> > > > I can't vouch for this......I just found it in one of my grandmother's > old cookbooks. > > > *PAW PAW CAKE > > *1 3/4 cups flour > 1/4 tsp salt > 1 tsp each baking soda and baking powder > > Sift these together in a medium bowl and set aside. > > 1/2 cup milk > 1 tbls lemon juice > > Mix these in another bowl and set aside until they sour. > > 1/2 cup shortening > 1 1/2 cups sugar > 1 tsp vanilla > 2 eggs > > Cream sugar and shortening, beating until light and fluffy. Slowly add > eggs, then vanilla and mix. > > 1/2 cup puree'd Paw Paw fruit > 1/4 cup chopped nuts > 3 egg whites, beaten stiff > > To the shortening mixture, alternately add dry ingredient mixture, the > pawpaw puree and the soured milk mixture. Mix well, then add the beaten > egg whites and chopped nuts. > > Pour into one large or two smaller cake pans and bake in a moderate oven > about 45 minutes. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body > of > the message > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free > from AOL at AOL.com. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >