Re: Re****t From The Garden...."Cap'n Thar Be Worms Here!"

On May 3, 10:24 am, Omelet <ompome...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>  "FarmI" <ask@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > "Omelet" <ompome...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > > I'm investigating
> > > more of the local edible plants. If nothing else, there are plenty
of
> > > prickly pear.
>
> > Do you eat both the pads and the fruit?  I have a recipe for Prickly
Pear
> > Ice Cream in my recipe collection but still haven't convinced my
husband
> > that I need a plant.
>
> Still experimenting with the pads. The pads have to be REALLY young to
> be tender.
>
> I've eaten the fruits many a time. To me, the taste like a cross between
> strawberry, banana and kiwi.

While attending school in AZ in the 60's, I got Prickly Pear jelly,
made IIRC from the flowers, from one of the Pima tribes in the area.
Their best was made from Saguaro.

oz, who has a Trappist monastery nearby, supplied with many yummie
preserves and the world's best fruitcake.