SD>On 20 May 05 at 20:10, Thom LaCosta wrote to JAY EMRIE:

SD> TL> from Sicily and remarked that he remembers as a kid not even the
SD> TL> livestock would attempt to eat the stuff (g).

The love it after we burn the thorns off. Makes excellent feed when the
grazing is bad - drought.

SD>You wouldn't want to.  Prickly pear has very tiny, sharp and painful spines
SD>with barbs in the end.  You have to despine it very carefully before you can
SD>eat it or do anything else with it.

Sure tastes good when prepared correctly.

My A1C was 106 the other day.

Jay
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