>  If my memory doesn't fail me...I think papain comes from the
>  pit of peaches or apricots or some such fruit
 
Papaya, I'm pretty sure.  Both it and pineapple contain meat tenderising
enzymes and may be worth trying.  And you can eat the rest!
 
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