I look at these cactus, and to me it looks like an armed bandit. I read on the internet that one of these could be 75 years old before it grows an arm. Amazing I think. I am anxious to be here after a big rain in the spring to see the flowers pop out in the desert. I have read for years about the beauty of this happening. The areas we have walked in, are very overgrown with thistles. Dried and new growth!!! Poor little Sadie has had thorns in her fur that we don't find for days. Wouldn't that be nasty?
We have prickly pear cactus here in the rv park. I have seen that some of the round "plates" have been cut in half and heard that Jose, one of the workers, eats them. I wonder if they taste like squash? Does he bake or boil the pieces? Some day I will ask him. Also, I have seen prickly pear marmalade.
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I'm wondering what Jose does with them too, so let me know after you ask him. It sounds icky.
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