This "prehistoric food"
was cooked during an earth-oven experiment by researchers. Cooked lechuguilla
could be stored by scraping off the sugary food from the leaves and forming
a patty like the one shown here. Such patties are almost pure sugar! When
dried, these sugar cakes can be stored for months and even longer. Photo
by Phil Dering.
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College of Liberal Arts
