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THe PRICKLY PEAR

Interesting Facts

Shape and Appearance

• The prickly pear is considered both a fruit and a vegetable
• The colorful bud of the cactus is a fruit,and the green pads are vegetables.
• Native Americans used the Prickly Pear to treat stomach pain, sunburns, cuts, bruises, and even diabetes

• Identified by its broad, flat, green pads, with colorful blooms on top
• The fruit of the plant is a colorful pear shape

How it's used

Taste

• The prickly pear is commonly used to help hangovers and to reduce cholesterol
• It is also used to make jam, chutney, and jelly

• The prickly pear has a unique taste described as a mix of watermelon and bubble gum