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glossary (Pal - Pea)

Pale
On Cognac-Labels.

Pamélo
Is another word for Grapefruit.

Papaya
Papaya is a fruit coming from tropical areas. It is just eatable if it is really ripe. The skin is greenish yellow and with little patches. The taste of the flesh is similar to the one of Marillen, Austrian Apricots, or raspberrys, with a colour of orange and yellow. There is a stone of the size of a peepercorn inside of the fruit that is inedible. It is rich in vitain C and is mostly growing in Mexico, Israel and Hawaii and Caribic. It might be used for decoration or fruit juice or papaya nectar or papaya syrup. Known products: Donath Papaya-fruitdrink, other words for it: Treemelon, Pawpaw

Paradiseapple
Is another word for Grapefruit.

Passionfruit
The fruit is of the size of an apple coming from different kinds of the passionflower, that is growing in Southamerica, The skin is golden orange or browny, the pulp is greyish green, sweet and sour and aromatic. It is also rich in vitamins. Notice that it is ripe when the skin starts to get wrinkled. It is used for decoration as well as for syrup, but mainly to produce fruit juice (Granadilla). You can also get it stewed in Germany. Known products: Riemerschmid Maracuja (syrup) and Donath Maracuja - fruit drink.

Pawpaw
Is another word for Papaya

Pays d`Auge
Description of the origin that you will find written down on the Calvados-labels.
This way of writing it meaning a quarter bottle of sparkling wine with an amount of 0, 2 litre, is just allowed to be used by the winery Kessler in Esslingen (Kessler-Piccolo) and Henkel in Wiesbaden (Henkel-Pikkolo). All other small bottles of the amount of 0,2 litre produced by other German sparkling wine-houses have different names, like MMchen (Matheus Mueller), Hobby (Deinhard), Mini Mumm (Mumm).

Peach-Bitter
This is a spice-bitter with a very strong flavour of peach. 30 or 38 Vol.-%. It is a bitter liqueur after the law and never has to been consumed purely. Known product: Riemerschmid Peach-bitter.

Peach
This is stone fruit of the peach tree coming from Asia. Sweet and juicy pulp, mainly white but sometimes yellow, as well or green, red. Used as fresh juice and nectar. Fresh fruit is used for claret cups/ punch, as well. You can also get it stewed in cans. German Pfirsich, french Pêaches, Pinaplle Guava. Also other word for Feijoa.

Pearl Onion
It is a small, peeled onion called Silbercharlotte, in jars, often used for decoration or sundries, eg used to create Gibson.