Cholla friut

Posted by Hoski Schaafsma on June 27, 2010 at 11:29am

Hi All,

Does anyone have any tips on removing thorns from Chain fruit cholla buds?  Any recipes?

 

Thanks,

Hoski

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  • Hoski Schaafsma July 26, 2010 at 10:48am
    The buds do not have tough skin with the goo and don't have the bitter flavor in the fruits.
    Cheers!
  • Treasa July 25, 2010 at 5:23pm
    I was told once in a foraging class to burn them off
    • Hoski Schaafsma > Treasa July 25, 2010 at 9:35pm
      Hi Treasa,
      Thanks for the info! I found a refference to people using a box made of 1/4" mesh hardwear cloth wide enough to sweep in with a straw broom. Placing the buds in this box and sweeping them about removes the thorns. We did it with expanded lath and a broom--it worked great! We did find that fruits, even very young (i.e. bloomed yesterday) are totally NOT worth picking and eating. A test with a group of friends found us all in agreement that the taste and texture was no good in the post-bloom fruits, but is very pleasant in the buds yet to flower.
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