The first pawpaw I ever saw was in a town in Michigan. It wasn’t long before I learned that the town was named after the pawpaw tree (Asimina triloba). Turns out there are also communities called Paw ...

Have YOU ever heard of the pawpaw? It’s the largest edible fruit native to the United States, and it used to be more well-known. Towns are named after it, including Paw Paw, Illinois. It’s scientific ...

As the folk song lyrics go, when asked where “pretty little Susie” is, the answer is “pickin' up paw-paws, puttin' 'em in her pockets, way down yonder in the paw-paw patch.” A little-known fruit, the ...

This week’s featured spirit, Apologue Paw Paw liqueur, is made by a Chicago-based company started by a group of friends who worked at well-respected bars, including the James Beard Award-winning ...

Late summer and early fall might not seem like a very tropical time in Missouri, but it is the best season to find one of the last remaining pieces of the state’s tropical past. I’m talking about the ...

We’re nearing the end of fruit season in Michigan -- the apples are coming in hot (in some cases, literally hot, as in hot cider), but there’s another fruit that is native to Michigan that is in peak ...