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Default Nopales and pennies?

In article >, Todd >
wrote:

> On 07/13/2013 11:10 PM, Billy wrote:
> > In article >, Todd >
> > wrote:
> >
> >> Hi All,
> >>
> >> I have been reading up on how to prepare Nopolas
> >> (Prickly Pear). What I have come up with comes
> >> out sour and slimy.
> >>
> >> I found this remark over on
> >> http://www.wikihow.com/Eat-Prickly-Pear-Cactus
> >>
> >> Boiling them with a copper coin (an old Mexican
> >> "veinte") is a common remedy to thin the sap and
> >> make it more palatable to unaccustomed diners.
> >>
> >> A "veinte" in this context is a copper Mexican coin.
> >>
> >> Toss in a penny? Have you guys ever heard of such a
> >> thing?
> >>
> >> Any counter indications for NIDDM's (non insulin
> >> T2's)?
> >>
> >> Any opinions? Thinning the sap, or slimy stuff,
> >> sounds like what I am after.
> >>
> >> From my research, what I am finding is that I should
> >> boil my nopalitos (cut up Nopales) in heavily salted
> >> water, drain and repeat. Then add them to what I want.
> >>
> >> Many thanks,
> >> -T

> >
> > I was advised to use nopales when cooking beans. They thicken the beans.
> >

>
> Hi Billy,
>
> I was told to crack some eggs over them and scramble them up.
>
> Beans are way to high carb for me. Rats!
>
> Are you T1 or T2?
>
> Thank you for the tip!
>
> -T


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