There was a plant growing along my grandmother’s house in Florida many years ago. It produced only a few of what I guess was its fruit, which looked somewhat like a pinecone, except it was soft and fleshy and a rusty red color. What was interesting is that when you squeezed this fruit, it smelled exactly like soap, and if you lathered this liquid up between your hands it produced suds exactly like soap too.
Anyone know what plant I’m talking about? It’s been twenty years, so my memory is a little hazy.