Choose the almost ripe papayas, peel them, seed them and cut them in half.
Cut them into thick slices of 2 cm lengthwise.
Put these slices in a bowl of cold salted water. Bring to a boil, drain them.
Let them cool and dry with a cloth.
Take a baked dish and place the papaya quarters vertically and tightly. Pour in the sugar, vanilla, rum and water. Put on medium heat (180 °) under cover 10 min.
Remove the lid and cook on a low heat (70 °) for 3 hours. Drain and expose them on a grid in the sun or by default soft oven slightly open door to dry, about 1 hour.
They are very good in jars.
Serve with a fluffy cake or a scoop of ice cream …
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