Re: Monstera Fruit

From: StellrJ at aol.com on 1999.07.13 at 16:41:49(3499) Okay, the fruit began to show loosening scales yesterday evening (Sunday, July 11), along with an exquisite fragrance reminiscent of carambola. After I went to bed that night, I could hear scales dropping off in small groups. This morning (July 12), the fruit was about one-third peeled, revealing a mealy-looking white surface beneath the scales. Since I live within easy walking distance of my workplace, I checked it again at noon today, finding it about half peeled. When I returned home in the afternoon, the fruit had shed about two-thirds of its scales, and its fragrance filled my entire bedroom. I write this about 10:30 at night, after having just eaten the now-completely ripened fruit for dessert. Once all the scales were gone, there was what looked a bit like a white ear of corn, but very easily bruised by the touch. It was eaten like corn on the cob--I bit off the outer layer, apparently an aggregate of fruitlets, revealing a hard, woody "cob" in the center. Mixed in with the yellowish-white flesh were some strange, blackish flakes, which I ignored. The fruit was exquisitely sweet, with an exotic flavor I cannot describe in words. Truly, my years of longing have not been disappointed!! +More Jason Hernandez Naturalist-at-Large

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