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I thought you were the person with the plan for using your two books in combination! That is a good pair you have. And you are right -- a third book on preparation would help. Not knowing what to do with a harvest can be a big block.

I will say this about preparing cactus -- don't clean up with a dishcloth and then put it into your laundry with your underwear! You won't find that in any book, lol. You can guess how I know that! ; )

Lol, that is some good advice! Now I need to get a map and mark where I find all my specimens along with my 3 books!

Making maps is really helpful! Then the longer you live in an area, the more the whole place becomes your own personal grocery store!