Boiled Paw Paw

Ingredients

• Half a green paw paw
• 1 small teacup white sauce
• 1 teaspoon salt
• £ teaspoon pepper

Method

1. 1

   Peel half a paw paw, take out the seeds and cut in pieces about half-an-inch square.

2. 2

   Throw into boiling water, add salt and boil, then simmer till soft.

3. 3

   Drain off the water, dust with pepper and pour over the white sauce or serve plain.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Practical West African cookery (1910) by S. Leith-Ross, page 55. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Boiled Paw Paw. (I). Half a green paw paw. 1 small teacup white sauce, 1 teaspoon salt. if liked. £ teaspoon pepper

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