Larry Hudson wrote:
> stbenge wrote:
>> Scat is interesting stuff. You get an idea of what the animal ate. I 
>> once saw coyote scat with prickly pear berry seeds in it. If you don't 
>> already know, prickly pears are cacti, and the berries have many 
>> thorns on them. Prickly pears have both large and fine thorns, and the 
>> small ones do not come out easily. Coyotes are desperate creatures.
>>
> 
> Just for general info, here are a couple links to descriptions and 
> pictures of prickly pear cactus:
> 
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opuntia
> http://www.desertusa.com/magoct97/oct_pa/du_prkpear.html

Very informative. I didn't know that prickly pears have such reactive 
anthers. Pretty cool. Plus, I got a reminder about what anthers are ;)

> It's said that they make some very good jams/jellies.  (Never had a 
> chance to try any myself though...)    :-(

Never had the jam, but I've had the berries. A little on the slimy side, 
but otherwise delicious. They might go well in sweet bread, if harvested 
at the right time and used in small amounts.

Sam

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