From the Spring Foraging Cookbook: Prickly Pear Cactus
The Prickly Pear and its related, Indian Fig, Cactus is one of my favorite wild foods. I collect the fruit in late summer through winter, so that is a topic for another brook. But, while the fruit varies in flavor and quality, it can be much like kiwi. With the spines removed and peeled, the fruit is excellent eaten fresh, turned into a sherbet or similar frozen dessert, or used to make wine. The cactus pads are not sweet like the fruit. But, they are very popular in Mexican cooking, often called nopales or tunas. The spines should be burned off and the cactus pads peeled. Then, they can be eaten like okra or grilled and added to tacos, etc. Honestly, I think prickly pear is fantastic!
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From The Omnivore’s Guide to Home Cooking: Broth and Stock
Until recently, I think most folks knew the difference between a stock and a broth. But then came the “Bone Broth” fad. So called Bone Broth is certainly nutritious and I am glad people are making it, but it confused definitions and clouded the understanding of cooking.
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Show 308: Herbs that Heal Natural Remedies for Tiny Tots
Steve and I discuss herbs for kids, home remedies and a variety of other topics.
https://judsoncarroll.substack.com/p/show-308-herbs-that-heal-natural
Mrs. Anheuser was the daughter of one of America’s most famous cookbook authors, Irma Rombauer. Her Joy of Cooking remains the quintessential American cookbook of the era. Mrs. Anheuser absolutely hated my father, but she loved my mother and gave her an autographed copy of the book with an inscription stating that it would teach her all she needed to know about cooking, except for “how to cook his goose!” And, it is from such conversations that she received this very simple recipe.
