Hi Bob! How about going over to your neighbor with something nice (like a load of fresh chiles) the next time she makes nopalitos and watching what she does? In a kitchen all cooks seems to speak the same language Peace, love and peppers Lorraine On Fri, 27 Mar 1998, Bob Pierce wrote: > Steven L. thomas wrote: > > > > A way I was taught to prepare nopalitos in Mexico was thus- > > > snip > > > How does one prepare the fresh cactus leaf? > > I suppose I could check with my neighbors MIL who made up a plate of > nopales (a damn fine cook she is) for me, but she does not speak english > and I don't speak spanish. > > Any suggestions? >