CACTUS PEAR or PRICKLY PEAR
		The berry of the desert cactus, it is oblong and may be purple, orange, garnet red or green. Small tufts of thorns dot the surface. Ripe when fruit gives to gentle pressure. Flesh is startling magenta, and pulpy with crunchy edible seeds. To eat, cut off each end, slit sides, then peel off skin. Native to Mexico.
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