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From: george@sysvis
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Subject: Re: Cacti as food (huh?)
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Date: Thu, 9-Jan-86 14:07:00 EST
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Posted: Thu Jan  9 14:07:00 1986
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Nf-From: sysvis!george    Jan  9 13:07:00 1986


> There I was, the requisite eighties guy, shopping for gourmet
> delights in the local bargain barn, when my eyes lit on an unusual
> display in the store: Cactus leaves (is that what they're called?
> appendages? parts?) and prickly pears.

First it was rare fruits from around the world (that the indigenous natives,
insects, and birds wouldn't even eat on a bet).  This cactus thing just sounds
like the latest fad in designer-vegetables to me.  Gourmets will sometimes eat
(in season) snail eggs to rebel just a bit.

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