Using and Eating Prickly Pear

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Prickly pear pad.
Prickly pear pad.
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Christopher carefully collects prickly pear cactus fruits.
Christopher carefully collects prickly pear cactus fruits.
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Preparing prickly pear pads for cooking.
Preparing prickly pear pads for cooking.
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Preparing prickly pear pads for cooking.
Preparing prickly pear pads for cooking.
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Cochineal on a prickly pear cactus.
Cochineal on a prickly pear cactus.
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"Guide to Wild Foods, Second Edition" comes from Christopher Nyerges, a leading voice for the promotion of the health and lifestyle benefits of wild edibles.

More than a listing of plant types and general facts, Guild to Wild Foods and Useful Plants, Second Edition (Chicago Review Press, 2014) is full of fascinating folklore, personal anecdotes, and tasty recipes perfect for anyone who is interested in living closer to the earth. Christopher Nyerges — co-director of the School of Self-Reliance — offers hikers, campers and foragers an array of tips for harvesting and consuming wild edibles. This excerpt espouses the benefits of eating prickly pear, as well as the medicinal uses of the plant.

You can purchase this book from the MOTHER EARTH NEWS store: Guide to Wild Foods and Useful Plants, Second Edition.

Prickly Pear Opuntia spp.
Cactus Family:
Cactaceae

Most Prominent Characteristics of Prickly Pear

  • Published on Apr 21, 2014
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