We used to eat them a lot in Morocco when we were kids. The local Berber women sell them at the roadside and are very expert at removing the prickles.
> On 18 Jun 2019, at 06:02, Alan C <[email protected]> wrote: > > "A word of caution about prickly pears: there are invasive". And how. > > Prickly Pears were introduced into SA in the 1700's and were soon spread far > & wide by birds excreting the seeds. The plants can also spread locally from > underground roots. They became a big problem on cattle & sheep farms where > animals suffered from the spines in their mouths. Biological control measures > introduced in the 1930's using Cochineal bugs & some moth species have been > very successful, reducing the infestation by over 90%! I have eaten them > (very tasty!) but the preparation is very tedious & problematic. > > Alan C > > >> -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
