Re: Prickly Pear Question

["Marsha Hanzi" <hanzibra@svn.com.br>]

The people here rub them in sand, or put them in wire baskets to roll around
in running water, when they have access to rivers...

Marsha
----- Original Message -----
From: sal <sals@rain.org>
To: permaculture <permaculture@franklin.oit.unc.edu>
Sent: Thursday, April 20, 2000 5:09 PM
Subject: Re: Prickly Pear Question


> my friend who is not around now use to take weeds and brush the pears
before
> picking them but I could never master that. I would take a towel or
> something for the pads and gloves for the fruit.  I use to feed the pads
to
> mealworms and feed the worms to the chickens.  the little worms loved the
> pads and I would go through a few of them.  so the worms eat  the old pads
> and we eat the young pads and the fruit. nice plant the list just of uses
> for prickly pear goes on and on.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ava Devenport" <essenheal@iname.com>
> To: "permaculture" <permaculture@franklin.oit.unc.edu>
> Sent: Thursday, April 20, 2000 10:31 AM
> Subject: Re: Prickly Pear Question
>
>
> > On 04/19/00, ""Marsha Hanzi" <hanzibra@svn.com.br>" wrote:
> > > >
> > > > If you do get some, please be wary of the little devils, wear some
> good
> > > > thick gloves when handling, don't get them on your clothes and
> DEFINITELY
> > > > peel them
> > >
> > > Or scortch them in flames....
> > >
> > > Marsha
> >
> > I'm sorry folks, but I just had to reply to Marsha's observation.  When
I
> > read 'or scortch them in flames', I never laughed so hard, sitting here
> all
> > alone with my computer.
> >
> > Thanks, Marsha, for adding a little levity to the beginning of my day!
> >
> > Blessings,
> > Ava
> >
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