Brilliant!
Has anyone tried using prickly pear to stabilize a lime papercrete
that does NOT use portland?
~S
--- In papercreters@yahoogroups.com, Mikey Sklar <sklarm-yahoo@...> wrote:
>
> I just made another 45 gallons of prickly juice yesterday. It only
> took 2 hours including harvesting and straining. Since my only
> material cost is lime it was well worth the 25lbs of it (a whole $5).
> This much paint would cost closer to $900. I recommend anyone who has
> a mixer and prickly pear start including it in you finish plasters
> right away. The old adobero's had it right. Do not forget to add lime
> when storing. Raw prickly juice will decay and stink horrible over
> night.
>
> -Mikey
> http://greenacre-hotsprings.blogspot.com
>
> On Jan 27, 2008, at 10:34 PM, "yabetcha2005" <rhdesigns@...> wrote:
>
> > A few years back, when they were restoring the Mission San Xavier
> > here in Tucson, they were largely unsuccessful at repairing the
> > stucco protecting the adobe underneath.
> >
> > They tried all sorts of high tech materials, but they just wouldn't
> > work.
> >
> > An old Mexican adobero was brought in, and he started mixing up a
> > concoction that seemed to work. The magic ingredient...
> >
> > Prickly Pear
> >
> > Turns out it was the same stuff they used back when they built the
> > church 220 years ago.
> >
> > So those of you that choose to use it - leave a little note so that
> > the owners in 2208 will know what the heck to use to fix it.
> >
> > Or they can look up the great-great-great-great-great-great-
> > grandchild of that adobero.
> >
> > Depending on where you live, it is just the start of the Nopalito
> > season. Prickly Pear send up new pads in the spring. The older pads
> > are woody and inedible - perfect for papercrete plaster.
> >
> > But the tender new pads are real good eats. Peel the spines off, cut
> > into strips, and stir fry with some tomatoes, garlic, and onions.
> > Squeeze in a little limon and throw into a fresh handmade tortilla.
> > mmmmmm...
> >
> > Next fall we can harvest the Prickly Pear fruit.
> >
> > Who says we don't have seasons here in the desert. ;o)
> >
> > Randy
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Yahoo! Groups Links
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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