My wife and I attended the last Fairchild Mango Festival. During his presentation Dr. Richard Campbell was asked by an audience member what his favorite mango was. At first he was reluctant, but with some prodding did admit he was an Edward man. He went further to describe it as "an adult mango" and enjoying an Edward is "an adult moment". Jokingly he described how he would get in his pick-up, drive out to where he would be undisturbed (no kids allowed) to enjoy the experience.
Dr. Campbell also described how his 80 year old mother would sit on the porch in her wheelchair, when an Edward Mango would fall she was the first in the yard to grab it. In fact there were occasions when he would have to separate his mother from his kids as they wrestled for the fallen fruit. "An Edward is one of the few mangoes that can put one generation against another."
Words barely out of his mouth I turned around to look for my wife, she was no where to be found. Eventually I caught up with her smacking on a bare seed and extolling the sweet, complex flavored virtues of the Edward. She is still raving about it. A few weeks ago my neighbor, about four houses away, comes by and obliviously announces in earshot of my wife, that the Edward he planted late last year is flowering. The look she gave me....Anyways Edward is that kind of mango. Need I say more........