Claret Cup - Echinocereus triglochidiatus

• 13 Jan, 2010
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Cacti can store water in the pulp of the plant's fleshy stems; it is an old tale that one can get water from a cactus. After a rain, cacti can swell like an accordion with the extra moisture. Some Native American groups collected the claret cup's stems, burned off the spines and mashed the stems. Sugar was then added to the mix and baked to form sweet cakes.