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[Decker, Terry D.]

The sabra fruit is kinda interesting too.  IIRC, sabra fruit is the fruit of
a prickly pear cactus (Opuntia ficus-indica) which is of Central American
origin and was introduced into Palestine in the late 19th Century.  Veddy
good research there, eh?

Bear

> And as a typically Crusader dish, there's "halvah parfait," made by
> mixing modern (sesame and egg white) halvah with whipped cream and
> freezing, then serving with a sauce of passion fruit... as if *that*
> is typically Medieval Levantine fruit... Sure...
>
> Anahita