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Default carbs for prickly pear leaves??

On 05/13/2013 06:50 AM, Janet Wilder wrote:
> On 5/12/2013 8:03 PM, Todd wrote:
>> On 05/12/2013 11:39 AM, Janet Wilder wrote:
>>> We get them fresh here. Mix them in with your scrambled eggs and put a
>>> little of your favorite salsa on top.
>>>

>>
>> pads or the fruit?

>
> pads. They peel them and slice them into matchstick-like pieces.
>


Hi Janet,

Thank you!

I read somewhere, I forget, that touching the raw pad can cause
contact dermatitis. Can you confirm or deny?

Also, I read that after cooking out the yuk factor, they
tasted somewhat like green beans?

-T