"Cheri" > wrote in message
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> "Todd" > wrote in message
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>> On 01/28/2014 06:54 PM, Ozgirl wrote:
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>>> Apple Crumble Use ground (not too fine) almonds in place of normal
>>> crumble ingredient. Nice warm with dollop cream.
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>>
>> 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
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> Actually, Susan turned me on to them after she tried them. I see that
> Ozgirl has been using them for a long time too.

I don't know why but they were dirt cheap in NY when I lived there.