The beans you describe sound like guajes. The are used dried and fresh
- I toasted some with salt as a snack. Only problem with toasted
guajes are they are rather flatulent inducing.
Be forewarned.




tippy1 wrote in message ...
Wayne Lundberg wrote:

"tippy1" wrote in message
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After spending 4 years in Texas and 3 in Arizona, I developed a
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You should be able to find bottled nopalitos in your grocery store; they are
being sold by the shipload to Japanese who suffer from diabetes. There a
several companies extracting the right ingredients; but I don't know any
more than that. Nopalitos are great in salads, in scrambled eggs, in
quesadillas and almost anywhere a green veggie is called for.

Wayne

Many thanks Wayne,

I'm going shopping in another week and I'll certainly look for them.