JAY EMRIE wrote in a message to THOM LACOSTA:


TL>Ah...OK...and I have also heard that nopal or prickly pear cactus
TL>is good for
TL>reducing blood sugar...although while it is a popular food in Mexico, the
 JE> local
TL>mexican markets son;t seem to have it.

 JE> They do here in San Antonio, TX (HEB Grocers)

I'd like to be able to get the fresh stuff up here....I had a friend bring
some back from Arizona.....it waas really stale and tough.  He's from
Sicily and remarked that he remembers as a kid not even the livestock would
attempt to eat the stuff (g).

cya,
thom
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