I wouldn't want to eat a Lophophora fruit
but are all the others pretty much OK to try? Just for fun of course, there's hardly enough for a spoonful let alone a fruit pie.Cactus Fruits
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Cactus Fruits
Are they ALL edible?
I wouldn't want to eat a Lophophora fruit but are all the others pretty much OK to try? Just for fun of course, there's hardly enough for a spoonful let alone a fruit pie.
I wouldn't want to eat a Lophophora fruit
but are all the others pretty much OK to try? Just for fun of course, there's hardly enough for a spoonful let alone a fruit pie.-
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Re: Cactus Fruits
According to this page http://www.edible-landscape-design.com/ ... lents.html "All true cactus fruit is safe to eat"
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Re: Cactus Fruits
L. williamsii has rather bland, somewhat sweet fruit. I never have enough to make Eton mescaline.
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Re: Cactus Fruits
Ferocactus glausescens fruits are the best I've tried - basically tastes like eating sugar 