| T.R | Title | User | Personal Name
 | Date | Lines | 
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| 288.1 | they're cooked enough by the desert sun | DELNI::GOLDSTEIN | Distributed Systems Ideology | Wed Jul 09 1986 18:09 | 3 | 
|  |     Kind of like bananas.
    
    Ya eat em!
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| 288.2 | prickly pear cactus, anyone? | SKYLRK::WILDE | Dian Wilde | Tue Nov 25 1986 16:03 | 5 | 
|  | Peel - VERY CAREFULLY - chop up in salads where you want a crunchy
texture.
Also good when marinated in vinegarette.
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| 288.3 | Prickly Pear muffins | CADSYS::RICHARDSON |  | Mon Dec 08 1986 16:36 | 2 | 
|  |     I have a recipe around someplace for prickly-pear fruit muffins.
     They are pretty good, sort of reminiscent of cranberry muffins.
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| 288.4 | Cactus Jelly | USMRW7::JFERGUSON | Transplanted Desert Rat | Fri Aug 07 1987 13:22 | 5 | 
|  |     They make WONDERFUL jelly.  Don't add water if you can
    help it...it changes the color from ruby to a sort of
    non-descript peach.
    
    Judy
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| 288.6 | Not in Boston, but... | KISMIF::PESENTI | JP | Wed Nov 29 1989 07:40 | 2 | 
|  | Idylwilde Farms has cactus on occasion, but not always.  Call them before you go
to see if/when they might have it in stock.
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| 288.7 | Shaw's | JURAN::TEASDALE |  | Thu Nov 30 1989 09:10 | 1 | 
|  |     Have seen it at Shaw's in Worcester.  Maybe other Shaw's have it?
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| 288.8 | Cactus sightings | DOCS::DOCSVS |  | Fri Dec 01 1989 13:30 | 4 | 
|  |     The Shaw's in Stratham and Nashua, NH have it from time to time.
    I think I saw it in the Purity Supreme in Woburn once, too.
    
    --Karen
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| 288.9 | More cactus sightings | LEDDEV::BLAKE | Slimed by a golden retriever | Tue Dec 19 1989 13:00 | 5 | 
|  |     I've seen cactus in the produce department of the new Super Stop
    & Shop in Gardner.
    
    Tammy
    
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| 288.10 | found some for now | TALLIS::MCINTYRE |  | Thu Dec 21 1989 13:20 | 4 | 
|  |     Thanks for all the cactus pointers.  I wound up buying a couple cans
    from the owner of Casa Romero.  I don't believe he was terribly
    enthusiastic about it, although he was pleasant to deal with. I shall
    have to try some of the places suggested in the previous replies.
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| 288.11 | From "America's Best Recipes" Cookbook | VISUAL::WHITCOMB |  | Thu Jan 25 1990 09:04 | 20 | 
|  |     
    CACTUS MEXICANO
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    2 lbs. nopales (cactus pads)
    1 large tomato, diced
    1 small onion, chopped
    1 clove garlic, minced
    1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro
    1 1/2 tsp. salt
    1/2 tsp. pepper
    
    Carefully remove thorns and eyes from nopales with a sharp knife;
    trim outer edges, and cut nopales into 1/2-inch pieces.  Place in
    a saucepan with water to cover; bring to a boil.  Reduce heat, and
    simmer 30 to 40 minutes or until tender.  Drain and let cool.
    
    Combine nopales, tomato, and remaining ingredients, tossing gently
    to combine.  Yield:  6 servings
    
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