I drove down to Houston, Texas last week, and While I was there I stopped
at the big Fiesta supermarket on Jenson Drive. The produce there is
unbelievable. I bought a bunch of stuff.

The immature coconut I bought was kind of strange. It was still in a husk
that looked like it was whittled down with a machete. I peeled the husk
off, and the nut inside was about the size of a softball -- maybe slightly
larger. I located one of the eyes, and stabbed it with a paring knife and
poured out the milk. Almost a pint of clear coconut milk. Then I hacked
open the shell with a big cleaver and scooped out the meat. There was just
1/4 inch or less of meat in the shell. I liquified it in the clear milk
with a blender and it made a rich and thick milk.

A few things, I don't know what to do with:

sour oranges
"white tunas"
little red bananas
great big papaya

The tunas are cactus fruits, but the only ones I've ever seen before were
red. I don't know if these are a different variety, or if they are unripe.
They are rather large, and they were on sale 7 for $1.

I peeled one if the bananas and bit into it, and it was like eating a green
persimmon. VERY astringent and inedible. Are you supposed to cook them
like plantains, or wait until they get soft and dark, then eat them raw?

I hope the papaya is green and usable for SE Asian papaya salad, but I
think it's too ripe. When I bought one of these things 20 years or so ago,
it was bland and not very sweet. Maybe it is used like a vegetable?

Thanks, and best regards,
Bob