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Subject: Re: scavaging........ Sun Mar 01, 2009 6:13 pm
Dean Plejaren Guest
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Subject: Re: scavaging........ Mon Mar 02, 2009 9:50 am
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Subject: Re: scavaging........ Tue Mar 03, 2009 5:16 pm
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Subject: Re: scavaging........ Fri Mar 13, 2009 6:45 pm
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Subject: Re: scavaging........ Wed Mar 25, 2009 11:08 am
WineHippie Contributor
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Subject: Re: scavaging........ Wed Mar 25, 2009 1:20 pm
thanks, zuni... i just came across an article on how to harvest and prepare cactus, which seems to be the only edible thing around me at the moment (they are called prickly pear) the article was in a paper, if anyone is interested, i will type it in
bilderburger w/cheese Member
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Subject: Re: scavaging........ Wed Mar 25, 2009 10:13 pm
winehippie, i believe you can obtain fresh water from a barrel cactus. if youre in an area where you can find prickly pears, you can probably find barrel cacti. scorpions are edible, too, sans the tail.
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Subject: Re: scavaging........ Tue Mar 31, 2009 12:48 pm
winehippie if you go back to episode 16 there is some info on eating the cactus.....
i have eaten the fruit but i haven´t yet tasted the pads of the cactus...... have you ?
bbw/ch good info about the water barrel cactus......how much water can you get form one ????
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Subject: Re: scavaging........ Tue Mar 31, 2009 1:02 pm
bilderburger w/cheese Member
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Subject: Re: scavaging........ Tue Mar 31, 2009 8:24 pm
supposedly, one would take a machete and chop off the top. the pulp is mashed and the water squeezed from it.
one might also find strawberry cacti out in the deserts of california or northern mexico. the fruits are apparently very tasty, albeit small. les shroud seemed to like em, at least. : )
another option would be to take any old cactus and smash it up. a hole would be dug where youd stick a bucket in it and surround the bucket with the cactus mash. using a piece of plastic, simply cover the hole, securing the ends of the plastic and put a rock in the middle so that the condensation simply drips into the bucket.
small, shaded crevices in desert rock formations sometimes hold water. anywhere there is green plant life is a good place to dig for water, especially at the base of a rock formation as any rainwater would collect at the bottom. dried up streambeds almost always have water just below the surface.
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Subject: Re: scavaging........ Sat Apr 18, 2009 5:12 pm
matt great tips !!!!! btw how does a jersey boy know so much about desert survival ???
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Subject: Re: scavaging........ Sat Apr 18, 2009 5:28 pm
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Subject: Re: scavaging........ Sat Apr 18, 2009 5:31 pm
EatTheWeeds: Episode 34: Maypop, Passion Flower
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Subject: Re: scavaging........ Sat Apr 18, 2009 6:56 pm
GREAT GREAT STUFF!!!!
LOVE IT LOVE IT LOVE IT .......
... HAD NOT EVEN THOUGHT ABOUT ..... GOING TO THE INTERNET ON THIS!!!
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!
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Subject: Re: scavaging........ Sun Apr 19, 2009 6:20 am
wonderful steve.....!!!!!
i knew you would enjoy this thread after i read your post.......
love all your ideas btw.........keep them commin............
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Subject: Re: scavaging........ Mon Apr 27, 2009 11:43 am
Some great info here, nice job everyone....
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