My family always had nopales in their homes and would harvest them. The prickly pears are great for jelly and the pads make an excellent cactus salad. As a tip, my grandmother always said the best time to harvest the cactus was just before dawn . It eliminates too much gel in your cuttings which can be upsetting to your stomach. Once the sun is up the chloryphyll runs thru the pads and is not very tasty.
Thanks for the info MrSaxman77. I didn't know about the dawn/gel thing. Very interesting.
sjbuckman 4 months ago
My family always had nopales in their homes and would harvest them. The prickly pears are great for jelly and the pads make an excellent cactus salad. As a tip, my grandmother always said the best time to harvest the cactus was just before dawn . It eliminates too much gel in your cuttings which can be upsetting to your stomach. Once the sun is up the chloryphyll runs thru the pads and is not very tasty.
MrSaxman77 4 months ago