Fw: Fw: Night-blooming cereus

----- Original Message -----
From: "Kerry & Eddy Walker" <kewalker@xtra.co.nz>
To: "Virginia Skaggs" <skaggsbv@prodigy.net>
Sent: Monday, July 08, 2002 7:54 PM
Subject: Re: Fw: [SG] Night-blooming cereus


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> Hi Virginia, Off hand dont know much about eating cactus, the only ones I
> know for sure are opuntia, saguaro bubs and hylocereus or dragon fruit.
> But heres a few sites they can check out.
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> http://www.ediblewild.com/cactus.html
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> http://www.mexconnect.com/mex_/travel/jrbaccon/jrbcactus.html
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> Desert Lil's Delicacies: Nopales
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> Rivenrock Gardens Cactus Recipes
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> Succulent Plant Page, The: Cactus Recipes
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> Prickly Pear Cactus Drink Recipes
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> http://www.gourmetsleuth.com/nopalitos_list.htm
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> http://www.stratsplace.com/rogov/israel/cactus_edible_fruit.html
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> http://koti.mbnet.fi/~gygnus/cacti_recipe.htm
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> http://oftheearthsoapworks.safeshopper.com/34/cat34.htm?120
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> Cheers Kerry
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> At 21:03 7/07/2002 -0500, you wrote:
> >---Kerry and Eddy,
> >   One of the Shade Garden people has a question about night blooming
> >Cereus.  As there are several plants called this and you know more of
cactus
> >than I do, I thought I would forward this question to you.
> >Thank You,
> >Virginia
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> >
> >-- Original Message -----
> >From: "Bobbi Diehl" <diehlr@INDIANA.EDU>
> >To: <shadegardens@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU>
> >Sent: Sunday, July 07, 2002 10:03 AM
> >Subject: [SG] Night-blooming cereus
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> >> Hi,
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> >> This is not a shadegardening question as such, but I thought some of
you
> >> might know the answer. Our night-blooming cereus produced a beautiful
big
> >> flower the other night, and if that flower was pollinated by one of the
> >> night-flying insects that are plentiful in our yard, then I guess a
fruit
> >> is the next step. I have heard that these fruits are edible and quite
> >> tasty. Has anyone ever eaten them? Thanks. (I have eaten prickly pear
and
> >> it is delicious.)
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> >> Bobbi Diehl
> >> Bloomington, IN
> >> zone 5/6
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> >
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