> > 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.

Rose Where would a person find "Paw Paw's" at? The cake sounded good .Martha ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rose McClure" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, July 27, 2007 8:43 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 > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.476 / Virus Database: 269.10.20/919 - Release Date: 7/26/2007 9:56 AM > >

little angel wrote: > Rose > Where would a person find "Paw Paw's" at? The cake sounded good .Martha Many years ago I lived in the country on a very small lake in Southern Michigan. It was located in a large "hollow" or bowl shaped area, with the hills covered in woods. The soil was quite rich as it received all the runoff from the surrounding hills. We used to walk in the woods all the time and pick wild berries, and it was on one of these walks in the fall when we smelled an over-poweringly sweet smell. Following it to its' source was easy and when there we saw these oblong, fat-banana looking things....mostly over ripe. Not knowing what it was, we picked one and took it back to show to the oldest resident of the area, a lady, who knew instantly that it was a Paw Paw, and told stories about making pies, custards, etc. out of them. They were past prime, so it was the next year before I actually tasted one and they were pretty good. I would think they'd grow almost anywhere if they could withstand Michigan winters.....and I suspect they need good, soil, perhaps even boggy. Once you've smelled old ones, you'll never forget it and that should lead you right to the tree!!! I would ask around at an outdoor market or farmer's market and see if anyone there knows where there might be trees.....or if there's a large nature perserve or park in your area, ask the people there. You might get lucky and find a tree. I still live within 30 miles of that lake and now you've got me interested again. I may have to take a drive soon. If I remember right, the fruit ripens in September or around that time. Good luck finding some. Rose