Pomona's Lost Children: A Book of Uncommon Antique Fruits

I appreciated the treatment of each species in this book, many of which have been on my curiosity list for some time. Everything has a story, and it was nice to learn some of these in a voice that shares the author's experiences. I am looking forward to seeing several grow up in my yard.

Another New York state classic, hats off to the Whitty author who needles his way in and out of an otherwise somewhat boring subject. Only special to a few......

Interesting and great info

A practical re-connection with nature and finding your own food.

Great text on heirloom fruit of the Northeast.

Very interesting and informative book. Good history and stories.

This is a delightful and fascinating cookbook and farm memoir that delves into mythology and "sittin' on the back porch stories" to tell the stories of about a dozen old-fashioned fruits and berries. All of which, the author, an amateur botanist and farmer, grows organically in Chautauqua County, New York or picks wild in the surrounding area, (that is, if the black bears and deer don't beat him to them). Besides the stories, histories, and recipes, he describes how to grow, (or find), harvest, prepare, and cook red and black currants, quince, blackberries, persimmon, medlar, gooseberry, jostaberry, saskatoon, pawpaw, cornel and elderberry.The book is a fun read. There are plenty of good recipes that you could use if you have a source of organic old-fashioned fruit. Among the more exotic things you'l find are:Pawpaw also known as the green papaya, is a member of the tropical custard apple family. "Michigan banana" is another name you'll hear for it because the pawpaw does grow in southern Michigan and it has a soft, aromatic flesh whose texture is reminiscent of bananas...it has its own unique sweet taste which is quite distinct from banana or papaya."Picking up pawpaws,Put 'em in a basketWay down yonderIn the pawpaw patch"-Appalachian Folk SongAnd, for the adventurous, there's a recipe for pawpaw pie, or if you prefer, pawpaw cream pie.

Bon produit