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April 24 - Papaya Tips & Trivia:

Good-quality papayas will be fairly large, 1/2 yellow or more and slightly soft when ripe.

Avoid product that is too soft or has scars or blemishes. Papayas with no yellow will ripen if left at room temperature for a few days.

This tree fruit is a berry to the botanist. Papaya has been cultivated by Indians from the Caribbean down through much of South America since long before Columbus arrived in the New World.

OASIS has much more information on tropical fruit.

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