Re: Monstera Fruit

From: "Craig M. Allen" <cm_allen at yahoo.com> on 1999.07.14 at 21:42:11(3502) I have eaten a few from the plants here at Fairchild Garden. They ripen slowly, and each fruit only has a small section that ripens each day. I was also told to eat only the part from which the scales fell on their own, and that seemed to be just a few inches per day. Hope this helps, Craig M. Allen +More --- StellrJ@aol.com wrote: > Today, I was in the food co-op on the east side of Olympia, Washington. It > was the last place I ever expected to see Mostera deliciosa fruits, but there > > they were--the name translated to "Delicious Monster Fruit." Well, since > this is a fruit I have long daydreamed of one day tasting, I "seized the day" > > and bought one, even though, at $5.45 each, they were more than I would > normally shell out for produce. > > Attached to each fruit with a rubber band were instructions from the grower > (an organic farm in Florida) on how to use the fruit. They said to put the > fruit in an empty jar, stem end up, and wait for the green scales to fall off > > and reveal a white core. Twice they pointed out that this must happen on the > > fruits own accord, without human help (presumably because of calcium > oxalate). Well, I have followed those instructions, and the fruit sits in > its jar on a shelf in my bedroom. Does anyone else have experience with this > > fruit, to tell me if there is anything else I need to do? At that price, I > cannot afford to let it go to waste. > > Jason Hernandez > Naturalist-at-Large > > === Craig M. Allen Conservatory Manager 'Windows to the Tropics' Fairchild Tropical Garden 10901 Old Cutler Road Miami, Florida 33156 Tel. 305-667-1651 ext. 3320 FAX 305-661-8953 email: cm_allen@yahoo.com _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com

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