In article >,
George Shirley > wrote:
>Try this site on Louisiana cooking, mirletons are commonly called
>Alligator Pears around this part of Louisiana.
>
>http://www.cookinglouisiana.com/Articles/Mirletons.htm

That is interesting, because I remember hearing "alligator pear" for
avocadoes in my yoot, before the California Avocado Board got busy with
advertising.

I didn't see chayote/mirleton until I was an adult, but apparently the
vines grow well around here (coastal part of the San Francisco Bay
Area). I don't think they have a state marketing board (at least in my
state) .

Charlotte
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