James Silverton wrote:
> zxcvbob wrote on Tue, 21 Jul 2009 12:19:00 -0500:
>
>> James Silverton wrote:
>>> Hello All!
>>>
>>> The recipe for Green papaya salad that Judy Bolton posted in
>>> r.f.recipes looks good since I like the salad in restaurants.
>>> I am told that shredded papaya can be bought in some stores
>>> and I wonder if anyone can suggest any likely places. A whole
>>> papaya is much more than I want.
>>>
>> I've seen it at that new Asian food store on 7th street.
>> (seriously)
>
>> Call your local Asian and Oriental markets, especially ones
>> that cater to the Vietnamese, Hmong, etc. There's only one
>> here that keeps it shredded in stock, but you might can buy a half a
>> green papaya and shred it yourself.
>
> Thanks! In which town is seventh st. located?

It's in Minnesota, so it might be a bit far... :-)
I didn't see that your .sig said where you live. (It was funny when it
was just "7th Street" with no other geography even implied. The joke
kind of falls apart when you give it more information)

But the point remains, it's available in some Asian markets. Good luck!

Bob