tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post114977516516242147..comments2024-03-14T05:55:13.709-05:00Comments on Farmgirl Fare: Daily Farm Photo: 6/8/06Farmgirl Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04851855517852917202noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-1151733863735266472006-07-01T01:04:00.000-05:002006-07-01T01:04:00.000-05:00I used to live in a neighborhood with a lot of His...I used to live in a neighborhood with a lot of Hispanic families. The LOL next door adopted me and brought me breakfast nopalitos, with eggs and chiles. Man, those were delish. I wish I'd gotten the recipe. Of course, now that I've moved, I don't have the cactus anymore.ZaZahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12612336460423701718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-1150774320512230042006-06-19T22:32:00.000-05:002006-06-19T22:32:00.000-05:00funny, cactuses are. hey, if you can't get rid of ...funny, cactuses are. hey, if you can't get rid of them, eat them. i swear they're yummy. you take off the outer skin (or rather, the spines) and boil or roast them. try it, i swear you'll like it. (if you roast them with cheese, they're just too good...)<BR/>(and apparently i'm not the only one saying so...)Charlie S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11888269751701871350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-1150705076478358112006-06-19T03:17:00.000-05:002006-06-19T03:17:00.000-05:00In Madeira Island, (Portugal)were I live, we eat t...In Madeira Island, (Portugal)were I live, we eat the fruits of this kind of cactus, that we call "tabaibeiras". We must be careful todo it. With gloves, we cut the bottom and the top of the fruit with a knife, and then we make a vertical cut. Then we open and, inside, there is the fruit. You may eat it at once, but if you put it in the freaser, it's better. Sorry for my english, but I hope we untherstood me.<BR/>If we whish to see my "little farm", please visit www.jardimdepedra.blogspot.com<BR/>byeanete joaquimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16108982576082762606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-1150431499179414142006-06-15T23:18:00.000-05:002006-06-15T23:18:00.000-05:00Once I saw the picture, i said to myself: "¡Un nop...Once I saw the picture, i said to myself: "¡Un nopal, güey!" (translated to English is something like: "Dude! That's a nopal!"). Then I went directly to the comments on this post and surprisingly found that more than two people, who I'm assuming are not mexican, knew about nopales and told you to eat them. But my surprise couldn't be more when I read that marie told you to also eat Tunas, the fruits.<BR/>Well, I'm mexican, and as angela, steven and marie said, nopales are delicious. In Mexico, nopales are one of the most traditional dishes. You can prepare them in a pleyade of ways. It's said that a nopal is as nutritious as a steak. <BR/>But one warning shall I give to you and all of the other readers of this posts: beware of Tunas, eat one or two at a time, and avoid eating them if you suffer of constipation. Tunas are delicious, and very fresh and juicy, but eating a lot of them can cause a somehow severe constipation, so enjoy them, without excess. N.B. Nopales don't cause the same effect, you can eat them without restriction.<BR/>If anyone is interested in nopales, tunas, some recipes that inclde them, or mexican culture in general, inspired by this post I've just created <A HREF="discovermexico.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow">a new blog</A> and I'll be very pleased if you visit it and comment on it.Raffahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09334019712814093939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-1150045037382699902006-06-11T11:57:00.000-05:002006-06-11T11:57:00.000-05:00Our old prickly pear caved to the ground last week...Our old prickly pear caved to the ground last week. The base had been hacked several times by a weed eater and the top was just so heavy that it finally succombed and retired to the ground.<BR/><BR/>We wanted to move it anyway, so this is a good thing. We'll relocate some small new parts and get rid of the older dead or dying parts. They're quite resilient so I know we'll have another large cactus in no time.Julihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06784888470050664122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-1149916019530509652006-06-10T00:06:00.000-05:002006-06-10T00:06:00.000-05:00I'm looking for something that is difficult to era...I'm looking for something that is difficult to eradicate! Planted 15 chocolate mint plants, English ivy, and am now ready for some killer cacti!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-1149915934231772632006-06-10T00:05:00.000-05:002006-06-10T00:05:00.000-05:00OK, one person's trash is another person's treasur...OK, one person's trash is another person's treasure ?!!!?<BR/><BR/>They're beautiful! I did not know that they grow wild here! Bring me some for my pathetic bunny-ravaged garden!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-1149857062447841252006-06-09T07:44:00.000-05:002006-06-09T07:44:00.000-05:00Well, I recently discovered the only prickly pear ...Well, I recently discovered the only prickly pear growing in my forest, and I was delighted by the discovery. I don't suppose it will spread much, and I don't really have any other use for the land anyway.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-1149840378711534942006-06-09T03:06:00.000-05:002006-06-09T03:06:00.000-05:00I love those woodsy roses...but draw the line at c...I love those woodsy roses...but draw the line at cacti! bleck!<BR/><BR/>I just wrote about some of my farmgirl days on my blog ;) You might appreciate it. <BR/>http://frenchtoastfrance.blogspot.com/2006/06/cowgirl.htmlRiana Lagardehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09109433903018201393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-1149826887800927282006-06-08T23:21:00.000-05:002006-06-08T23:21:00.000-05:00Cactus?? In Missouri??Holy crap!! I knew the sta...Cactus?? In <I>Missouri</I>??<BR/><BR/>Holy crap!! I knew the state was called 'Misery' for a reason... is there anything that you could graze in your hayfield for a short while that would eat the cactus? Maybe goats? (I dunno, I'm a city slicker, so I'm probably way off base with that suggestion).<BR/><BR/>Good luck with the raking and baling!JamiJohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05422274826194814715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-1149823828740854622006-06-08T22:30:00.000-05:002006-06-08T22:30:00.000-05:00Oh, and don't forget to try the fruit, too... Love...Oh, and don't forget to try the fruit, too... Lovely name of Tuna (where did THAT come from, I wonder?), and they are so sweet and juicy. I'm sorry they are such a pain to get rid of-that sounds like a never-ending chore.Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05905631031987437855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-1149819711522043242006-06-08T21:21:00.000-05:002006-06-08T21:21:00.000-05:00Angela is right, nopales is great..eat your weeds!...Angela is right, <I>nopales</I> is great..eat your weeds!Stunned Donorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08760806404865427760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-1149779230936280132006-06-08T10:07:00.000-05:002006-06-08T10:07:00.000-05:00Farmgirl:Have you thought about eating the cactus ...Farmgirl:<BR/>Have you thought about eating the cactus pads? They are called nopales in Mexico and they are delicious. Very nutritious but a little bit tedious to prepare. We have a lot of prickly pear cactus and we eat from a couple of choice plants. Right now I have two paper bags full of pads to process and put away for the winter. <BR/><BR/>The only way I know to get rid of them is to burn them. They are hard to burn, though...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-1149776832981416052006-06-08T09:27:00.000-05:002006-06-08T09:27:00.000-05:00This is one of those rare times when I'm not too e...This is one of those rare times when I'm not too envious of your farm life, because of the really hard jobs you have. I can't imagine that I would even last 15 minutes trying to load hay bales on a trailer in 90 degrees with bleeding hands from the prickly weed cacti. I hope Cary was in the shade nearby ready to make you smile, and most of all, I hope you had a nice long refreshing bubble bath afterwards.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-1149776527312900442006-06-08T09:22:00.000-05:002006-06-08T09:22:00.000-05:00I did not know that about cactus.I struggle with e...I did not know that about cactus.<BR/>I struggle with english ivy growing everywhere. It is also difficult to eradicate.Jennifer AKA keeweehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16107693230744190952noreply@blogger.com