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So the answer to the original burning question, “How do you know when a paw paw is ripe?” \u00a0is that someone else can give you hints (“the skin softens, like a pear”), but you’ll never know<\/em> if the paw paw is ripe until you \u00a0experience it yourself. \u00a0Lived experience, the only real way to learn.<\/p>\nThanks for playin’<\/p>\n
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