During summertime in Florida, I drive by many of my neighbors’ homes and see their beautiful trees full of ripe mangoes ready to pick—and I get a major case of mango tree envy. So, I experimented with ...

A: Pick a very ripe fruit, peel it, then remove and eat the pulp. Let the flattened seed inside dry for a few days to make it easier to handle. When you can hold it without it squirting out of your ...