On Oct 8, 9:26*am, Bob Muncie > wrote:
> critters & me in azusa, ca wrote:
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> > On Oct 8, 7:58 am, Nancy2 > wrote:
> >> On Oct 8, 7:04 am, "john royce" > wrote:
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> >>> What is the best way to cook Ockra (ladies fingers) so as to minimize the
> >>> slimy texture?
> >> It's "okra."
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> >> There is no way to de-slime it. *Throw it in the compost.
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> >> N.
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> > yuck...almost as bad as nopalitos; sold in jars here in socal and is
> > peeled cactus that is put into scrambled eggs. i guess it's an ethnic
> > thing. and you have to be raised eating it in your family. *i never
> > could learn
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> I hope you haven't limited your future due to a non-appreciated offering.
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> Even if jarred, I assume they would lose their sliminess if fried at a
> high enough temp, or for long enough. I think it is likely the same way
> with cactus.
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> Please post back with some of your experimentation.
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> Bob

i ate it 50 years ago, (at age 16) when married to the mexican
husband, and once was enough. now hot stuff in general
that is good; i'll eat any type of mexican food except nopalitos. i
love menudo (when it is made correctly with lots of tripas and pata, &
caldo (either chicken or beef).