"Todd" > wrote in message
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> On 01/28/2014 06:54 PM, Ozgirl wrote:
>
>> Apple Crumble Use ground (not too fine) almonds in place of normal
>> crumble ingredient. Nice warm with dollop cream.
>
>
> Hi Ozgirl,
>
> That sounds really good. My wife is scary allergic to almonds,
> but she is fine with pecans.
>
> Wikipedia has a nice write up on Chayotes. The wikipedia article
> has a remark on the rumor that McDonald's used Chayotes in their
> hot apple pie. Not a true rumor, but of interest to us as
> someone thought they get away with it.
>
> Chayotes is a great tip -- thank you Cheri! I will be going
> to the Mexican Supermarket today to pick up my weekly fix
> of Opuntia. I will see if they have any of these too.
> (Sweet people at that store.)
>
> -T
Actually, Susan turned me on to them after she tried them. I see that Ozgirl
has been using them for a long time too.
Cheri