How To Find And Eat Pawpaws 2019

Pawpaws are ripe and ready for eating! Just a quick video tonight to let you guys know that it's time to go after the tasty Pawpaw. Don't procrastinate, you only have a week or two more to get them before it's too late! Lot's of great finds and metal detecting adventures coming up. Chigg has been very, very busy ;)
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How To Find And Eat Pawpaws 2019
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[@whitehatproductions7085]

I've been harvesting Paw Paw's for years. Love to freak out the rich tourists on kayak tours by showing them and discussing the glorious fruit! Tennessee creeks are chock full of paw paws.

[@davidmccleary5540]

I grew up with the folk song "picking up Paw Paws put em in your pocket" and after 55 years I finally see one. Thank you

[@louisedwards6681]

Way down yonder in the Paw Paw patch,. I learn that in 3rd grad and also after 55 year's first time ever seen one!

[@louisedwards6681]

Pocket full of mush?😨. Clara Hearne Elementary school Roanoke Rapids North Carolina THANKSDavid

[@geraldfields4469]

Paw Paw's are delicious! When your in the Appalachian Mountains during this time of the year they grow all over the place in the woods but primarily a creek will be close. Great snack when hiking. Thanks for the upload and sharing!

[@garycallahan7867]

A man detecting on the East end of Folly Island at Charleston SC dug up a cannon this morning. Same general area that a tropical storm uncovered a stack of cannon balls several years ago. They put up Police tape. They will probably call in someone to remove it like they did the cannon balls.

[@StonedustandStardust]

My husband and I raise PawPaws in Rhode Island. They do well here in Southern RI, close to the ocean. The Colonists wiped them out here when they cut down all the forests for farmland. We started with small trees from a friend and mail ordered others. The seeds must be kept damp prior to planting. Maybe we will bring some to the Pound the Ground Adirondack hunt in October. Hope to see you there!

[@keithlewis8238]

Do you raise them from diapers until college?

[@mkbman45]

I'm 56 and actually found my first one last week kayaking the Susquehanna River. Didn't eat it because, well I didn't know what it was. Now that I do, I'm going back for them! Hopefully they are still good. Thanks for the information.

[@osmadchlo]

I look forward to the paw-paw video every year!

[@julzmgrforll7278]

The feeding habits of the North American wild aquachigger. Very interesting.

[@victoriajean586]

I had have too much fun saying Pawpaw. I'm a Wisconsinite and have never heard of pawpaw's until this channel came across.

[@nj1639]

Victoria E , I've seen them growing in Lafayette In, Perdue campus. Not sure of their northernmost range.

[@victoriajean586]

@@nj1639 I've got family down there. One of these days I should ask em about it. My cousin Candi is the nature person down yonder lol. I'm more... well not lol.

[@ClawBoss]

Your channel was the first I’ve ever seen of these. Definitely hope to find them someday and try them! Great video Chigg!

[@chestercopperpot464]

I had a IPA that was brewed with pawpaws in DC a few years ago and it was amazing. It was a very small batch a craft brewer made

[@CatalinaThePirate]

Thank you, Professor Aquachigger, for teaching us about the lovely pawpaw fruit! I had to smile when I saw it was about pawpaws, because we all know how much you love 'em! Glad 'tis the season, and that you had some of that nice, sweet juice running down your chin. 😸 How lucky that you can get out to find them. 😸

[@overclocked1]

Biggest patch ive ever seen. I just found some in the head of a holler here in w.v, i got a couple saplings yo transplant back at my house

[@jamesbarisitz4794]

I'm going to have to do some traveling - I wants me some paw paw. 😃

[@bobreeder2441]

great timing we just did a hike today and one last week and ate a few. We even brought some home for later. Love them. I live in central Va.

[@breeunavidro7965]

hey chigg! my name’s breeuna and i just wanted to say that i’ve been watching your channel for about 4 years now and every video is such a fun and exciting thing in my day. i live in solomon’s md! you should do a small meet and greet in maryland. would love to meet you

[@briankesterson4365]

Chig - I love them too and cannot wait until they are ripe every year! Mid-Ohio Valley ones taste like a cross between bananas and oranges & sometimes just super sweet mangoes that smell so rich and fruity it is hard to believe. Native Americans and early settlers in the Mid-Ohio Valley ate them and used them in the process to make jerky.

[@keithharvey7478]

I was detecting a creek a couple days ago and found a few that sunk down to the creek bed. When I picked it up it was still relatively solid so I split it open out of curiosity and it smelled sweeter than any fruit I've ever had. Very interesting fruit the pawpaw...

[@spiritualspinster4222]

I have 2 cultivated trees in my front yard I planted 6 years ago. Just producing this year. Can hardly wait! (One is a Susquehanna, and the other is a Mango cultivar.)

[@hccarder]

It is near impossible to not come away a sticky mess when you eat paw paws. Good times!!!

[@OutdoorsygalO]

Thank you! 👏🏻😁. I love that you made this video....and yes, I know you make one about paw paws every year...but man! Would I love to try that one day. It is just fascinating to me and they look delicious!

[@davejohnson6092]

Paw paws usually don't get ripe here in Ohio until late Fall before the frost. My grandma used to make Paw Paw Pie with them...delicious.

[@Bell2trac]

They grow herein Southern Ohio but are getting harder to find. A number of years ago we were riding along the C&O trail and camping and came across a Paw Paw patch I could smell them before we saw them!

[@richardwarnock2789]

Beau it's good to think about Paw Paw's once and while I even think there's a song about the Paw Paw Patch!!!; )

[@zekesgirl100]

Richard Warnock way down yonder in the paw paw patch.

[@richardwarnock2789]

@@zekesgirl100 that's it good someone knows!!!

[@jimgrisham6054]

Thanks chigg, almost forgot to check my patch I found in Missouri on wilsons creek

[@rickatica]

We always called them Indiana Bananas, love them haven't had one in years though, been livin' down here in Florida.

[@bubbacrabb]

Lol that's what my comment said. Here near clay/vigo county I love to deer hunt near them. I'll be in Florida soon running Capt crabb fishing charters lol. That's my retirement idea anyway.

[@Pancreaticdefect]

We have a town named Paw Paw here in Michigan. Apparently the fruit used to grow in riotous abundance in the area. Now, you'd be hard pressed to find someone who even knows what a paw paw is. The trees are all long gone.

[@phantom21629]

Pawpaws, mulberries, service berries, black berries, blue berries raspberries, dewberries and wild strawberries. If you are out in the wild in Maryland, no need to pack a lunch if you know what to look for :)

[@gregorybarr6112]

I have never in my life heard so much about pawpaws since I subscribed to your channel a year and a half ago. Nor have I ever eaten a pawpaw but do remember a childhood song. “Paw-Paw Patch Where, oh where, oh where is Susie? Where, oh where, oh where is Susie? Where, oh where, of where is Susie? Way down yonder in the paw-paw patch. Chorus: Picking up paw-paws; put 'em in a basket. Picking up paw-paws; put 'em in a basket. Picking up paw-paws;put 'em in a basket. Way down yonder in the paw-paw patch. Come along, boys, and let's go find her. Come along, boys, and let's go find her. Come along, boys, and let's go find her. Way down yonder in the paw-paw patch” I think all of us sang this song in south central Ontario Canada never knowing what a pawpaw was! Thanks Beau for giving meaning to this song sung so long ago.

[@bobhollis8784]

"Saddle up, girls, an' let's go with 'em. Saddle up, girls, an' let's go with 'em. Saddle up, girls, an' let's go with 'em. Way down yonder in the paw-paw patch."

[@WhoDatGuyJ]

Yall spread the seeds around and help proliferate this awesome fruit

[@michaelbarnes8985]

Keep up you're videos we love them! I learn a whole lot from you for looking for stuff

[@samshumaker2307]

These fruits are the Ohio state fruit and yet I have never had one!! I guess I need to do some more hiking! I read once that George Washington would eat PawPaws for dessert.

[@locovaughan626]

Alright chiggster you finally get to eat some PawPaws!! They look like good eating !! Never had one and I love mangoes.

[@cathybenson5119]

Those seeds kind of remind me of custard apple seeds. Lol. I don't know if you get them over there. Lol. Plus, what we call pawpaws, you call papayas. Lol. Have a good one, Beau. 👍👍👍👍👍🇦🇺

[@osmadchlo]

I'm pretty sure pawpaw is in the same family as custard apples. This is the only member of that family native to the US.

[@timmytwothumbs6424]

@osmadchlo Yes same family. Annonaceae. Another member of the family is the famed Cherimoya noted for being the tastiest fruit known to man. @Cathy Benson no papaya is in a totally different family called Carica. I see the resemblance though even in the way the tree grows.

[@jimnorthland2903]

Don't believe I'm likely to find a pawpaw patch in Alaska unless climate change gets a lot worse. Fun watching you enjoy something so basic with a child like glee!

[@drycreek3962]

Picked up the paw paw..putten them in the basket... thanks brother.. much love..

[@thats1fatgruntxbl]

We went camping in Southeastern Oklahoma over the weekend and they were good to go! Really tasty!

[@RedneckHillbilly-ho9md]

Wow this is Cool! Why is it I was born and raised in Pennsylvania have always been an outdoorsman and hunter and have always enjoyed talking to old people but I have never heard of PawPaws.

[@chasetheoutdoors7469]

Would love to see a video on how you conduct your research. I know most people don’t like to give away their secrets but if your will to show us how you find areas to hunt that would be awesome. Love watching your videos whenever I’m not able to go out and hunt myself. Keep them coming and stay safe out there.

[@cincin0722]

I'm about to be a paw paw 👍

[@bradleykmdean]

Make banana bread with them

[@ismewhat1234]

No papa bread😂👍

[@juluke8385]

Only half modern bananas not common brand or wild which might make it nice

[@procrastinator1727]

In Australia/NZ "Pawpaws" are a different fruit. I think they might be called Papaya's in North America.

[@jenniferrodriguez3614]

NO those are not papaya to small these look more than mango fruit.

[@procrastinator1727]

@@jenniferrodriguez3614 No I know, I meant what we in Australia call "pawpaws" are called papayas over in America (we don't get these fruits in Australia, closest we have are actual mangoes).

[@matthewraybould6748]

I already watch you for metal detecting, but I go to get tips on growing pawpaw trees and there you are again!

[@cbtmaster4360]

Thanks for showing a little area to find paw paws it might come in handy

[@craigrobinson6938]

Pawpaw ice cream is the $**t. pawpaw butter is good on buiscits. Just sayin...

[@patricklondon6006]

I've found a few paw paw trees in southern Michigan. The farthest north I have found them.

[@rogerdempsey7227]

Cool first time to see a Paws but it was good I enjoyed watching it I learned something today I will tell my daughter you stay blessed and I'll see you on the next

[@kathyt60545]

We were at the Monocacy on the canal yesterday and I hit the motherload. Yum!

[@beepingcoinhole2895]

Whats for dinner PawPaw? Asked little Tommy. Yes, replied the father... I'm here all week folks.

[@kd6836]

I love paw paws. Most of them have died out in Eastern Ky. We used to get buckets of them every year. We are lucky to find any now.

[@bodge6886]

The only paw paws in the UK are in the shops👍

[@jasonmuller6303]

Chigg, do a pawpaw compilation with the number of times you said pawpaws. Kind of like the "so" thing a while back. LOL. Great insight and adventure.

[@anjiemarie1]

In Louisiana, where I'm from, a PawPaw and MawMaw are what we call our grandparents.

[@TheGravitywerks]

Haha! Me Too!....Vicksburg

[@peterdubyoski4622]

They are all over my driveway. Yum. 1.5 miles of paw paw.

[@deniecedonnafield4749]

I'm definitely a tree hugger! I would live in a treehouse if I could

[@maxprophet2401]

Checked my patches on the 9th, 1 out of 50 are ripe, Eastern Kansas bottom grounds.

[@marshlandoutdoors2592]

They make awesome jams,jellies and wine

[@jackieunderwood4893]

the paw-paw song Where, oh, where is sweet little Nellie? Where, oh, where is sweet little Nellie? Where, oh, where is sweet little Nellie? Way down yonder in the paw paw patch Come on, boys and let's go find her Come on, boys and let's go find her Come on, boys and let's go find her Way down yonder in the paw paw patch Pickin' up paw paws, put 'em in your pocket Pickin' up paw paws, put 'em in your pocket Pickin' up paw paws, put 'em in your pocket Way down yonder in the paw paw patch

[@Chasing_The_Dream]

Paw paw lemonade

[@WolfKnifeLaserTorch8]

Do you just churn or blend the paw paws up before adding them to the lemonade?

[@judygarman7217]

We have Pawpaw trees in our yard. Started out about 20 yrs ago. Mom-in-law bought 2 trees (she said a Male and female). Now we have several trees. Would love someone to come take a few of the trees. They produce a ton of fruit each year

[@fattypuds7395]

Asimina triloba belongs to the genus Asimina in the same plant family (the Annonaceae) as the custard-apple

[@dougalexander7204]

Does Chigg even pack a lunch on his adventures?

[@turnerjensen2620]

Doug Alexander not when the paw paws are ripe

[@Osmiculture]

Only if he can wash his poor paws.

[@ggsmith099]

The skin will give you the runs hahaha later brocephus! 😎💨

[@andrewurbanowski1666]

You one knowledgeable man . I enjoy your information about this Fruit

[@ericmccann21]

Loved foraging the pawpaw's in Maryland when I lived there. Have yet to see them anywhere else in the wild outside that state after years of foraging

[@lesahanners5057]

Nice treat Chigg. Good to see you out in the pawpaw patch once again. Delicious! Have a great day!

[@jerrydempsey3490]

I live in west Central Ohio. My dad introduced me to pawpaws when I was a boy about 60 years ago. We would walk in the woods and he would tell me about the different things in nature. Great fun. The pawpaws were Ohio bananas. Haven't had one in years though.

[@JapanTreasureHunters1]

Wow never heard or seen a Paw Paw before. Great video and thanks for showing.

[@JudyThompson.]

Look up The Paw Paw Patch song on KZbin. It is a traditional Appalachian folk song and we used to sing it at Scout Camp. I never tasted one but they do grow in Missouri where I live.

[@JapanTreasureHunters1]

Thanks for the info. I will look it up.

[@AdamosDad]

I love them, they grow well here in Southern Indiana.

[@bigfatno]

I'm from PA, so I've never heard of Pawpaws, but they look and sound like they'd be delicious. Neat video. Thanks for sharing.

[@JW-es5un]

They are found in abundance in Indiana, Kentucky & Tennessee..They are called the Indiana Banana. They are made into pies & breads.. The Native Americans ate them. You will find trees planted around older homes. Just like you find hickory, walnut & persimmon trees.

[@traveltip1427]

Only gentle shaking of trees to get ripe fruit to drop.... vigorous shaking gets unripe bitter fruit to fall.

[@tedsell1455]

Sometimes. 🐷

[@coryfox1643]

I use to live in the hollers of west virginia, born and raised. I would hike trails from late August to early October and pick pawpaw. I remember the first time I tried a pawpaw the tast was so amazing ot was almost intoxicating. I live in south Florida now and the one thing I miss is the pawpaws😭... Well and the mountains.

[@jerrymoore440]

We have them in Clay Alabama and was a treat when they would produce when we was kids

[@iamchillydogg]

You can make jam, freeze the flesh or freeze them whole to extend the season.

[@deniecedonnafield4749]

Wow! Thank you for sharing I have not ever heard of paw, paw 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟❤️🇺🇸

[@gmillerjr193]

Shared to Thinking Long Term on Facebook. Keep up the good work Hauss.

[@btpearce]

I had never had a Pawpaw until this past friday , a friend brought me two. They are pretty tasty :-) I planted some of the seed to see if I can get them to sprout. I Think they taste like a banana and lemon combination (Kind of a citrusy banana ). I wonder if you can cook with them ? The seed reminds me of persimmon seed .

[@ruthiewrangler9864]

They look great. So I guess I need to come to Maryland, Catch a Raccoon, and bring it back to Minnesota and let it go in the woods. Then Next year I'll have Pawpaws. Thanks I have never heard of them. Loved the video

[@MaxmadV8]

Idk why I just love the way you say "paw paw" I like your American accent!

[@David-sc2ir]

We have an accent?

[@daniellawrence6160]

Dont pick a prickly pear pick a pawpaw...The jungle book

[@Joe..3.8.0.9_]

Chig They look yummy Chig grab bunch pawpaw squeeze and jar the pawpaw , stick ya picture on the jar and sell pawpaw jarred fruit ???? Bet you would sell a ton !! Hey it's there just for the picking !!!! Joe Navy vet.....

[@rebeccachan4775]

Petition for a Chig eats pawpaws mukbang

[@cynthiaswearingen1037]

Oh, man, those look sooooo good! I've never had one...I'm going to see if they grow down here in Georgia!!!

[@reginaromsey]

What critters, besides humans and raccoons might you meet gathering paw paws? Can you take them home and cook with them?

[@houseslosttribe1351]

Possum Pie oh my 😂 Can that Meat and season to make it sweet ; via canning it's already then Par Boiled . Don't want pesky parasites in our Food chain . A Havaheart trap can be baited w Peanut Butter or Cat food etc . (Tuna fish Oil is irresistible; eat ur self a TF sandwich as only the Oil is needed ; dribble a trail of the oil leading to intended trap ) Works on Foxes too ; catch & relocate to a Safer rural setting away from ur chickens etc if Near ur home . Then Pop goes the weasel ie Bob's ur uncle 😆 God Provides 👍

[@americanrebel413]

Never had a Pawpaw before! Sounds delicious! I live in North East Florida and have never seen them in the woods. Thanks Chigg!

[@kgal63]

I live in North East Florida also in a rural area I have never seen a pawpaw in the woods in this area either. I wonder if I scattered pawpaw seeds close to the St. Johns river if they would grow. I would love to try. Chigg would you be willing to share some seeds?

[@americanrebel413]

@@kgal63 I'm in Middleburg, That's a good idea to plant seeds near the Saint John's, Green cove Springs comes to mind! Ps. I subscribed to your channel, Keep in touch about the pawpaw seeds.

[@advenzures]

Yummy 😋 Happy Hunting Everyone.

[@suzy9342]

Yummy!!!!

[@jasonbritton9343]

I live right next to the town of paw paw, mi. Story goes named after the huge amount of paw paw fruit that grew there at one time. Makes sense because a river runs right down the middle of town. Sadly I dont think there are many left. Have never had one but always wanted to.

[@garygerkin9988]

WOW!!! Those are huge for paw paws

[@chrisfisher9878]

I live in Pittsburgh pa and I have found a paw paw tree was the first it in I have ever seen on in my life

[@beetrucker74]

York, Pennsylvania has a PawPaw festival this weekend. There are a few orchards in the area starting to cultivate them and there are nurseries selling saplings. We are going Saturday for some.

[@latoyann]

Awesome! I live in Kentucky and it looks like the trees grow here. My kids and I will have to find a tree so we can try the fruit.

[@mikeblair2594]

That's the only reason to be sad bout comin from Oregon. We got tons of native fruit, but no pawpaws.

[@Helmzer.an.the.homeless.hounds]

I'm almost 42 and have never seen one of these until this year I didn't know what it was but that smell was great I'm like this has to be edible I tasted it and thought I discovered a new fruit a little Google work and figured out about them I have a feeling why thay are not talked about is bc the hell benefits especially on cancer cells

[@randlerichardson5826]

All depends on the type of soil they grow in. They’re delicious now. They make me sick cause I usually eat to many lolllllllllllllllllllll. I’ve got seeds I need to plant. This video reminded me.

[@pokee1854]

I heard about it in the anti cancer list. I never seen nor eating one. I want to go searching now. Thank you👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@stevenmyers7676]

We used to sing the Paw Paw Patch song when I was I child. Unfortunately, nobody seems to remember it anymore.

[@donnieates]

Way down yonder in the paw paw patch

[@ccc822007]

Arent they kinda like mangos... never had one but a buddy of mine is a 1/4 native american and he gave me a dried out paw paw seed as a sign of friendship

[@aleksandramakari]

How I look at them, I see papaya. Mangoes have a single pit. These things have many a seed embedded in them lol.

[@aleksandramakari]

Never ate one yet, but I wanna so bad

[@terriwilliams1600]

My mother grew up in kitzmiller Maryland. I wish I could ask her if she ever tried a pawpaw.