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| Cactus Candy | |
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| Topic Started: September 28, 2008, 1:32 pm (105 Views) | |
| SonofSargas | September 28, 2008, 1:32 pm Post #1 |
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Yields: 6 servings 3 lg. Prickly Pear Cactus pads 3 c Granulated sugar 1 c Water 2 Tlb. Orange juice 1 Tlb. Lemon juice Select prickly pear cactus (or small barrel cactus if you own this type of cactus, since it's illegal to remove it from the desert). Remove spines and outside layer with large knife. Cut pulp across in slices one-inch thick. Soak overnight in cold water. Remove from water, cut in one inch cubes and cook in boiling water till tender. Drain. Cook slowly in the following syrup until nearly all the syrup is absorbed. Do not scorch! SYRUP for 2 QUARTS of CACTUS CUBES Heat all ingredients until sugar is dissolved. Then add cactus. Remover cactus from syrup, drain and roll in granulated or powdered sugar. For colored cactus candy, any vegetable food coloring may be added to the syrup. |
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| Blue Phoenix | September 29, 2008, 2:09 am Post #2 |
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*looks at him oddly* not sure if this is a real recipe or not, but i am NOT going to peel cactus! those things don't like me! they shoot spines at me! |
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| Roadbuster | September 29, 2008, 10:25 am Post #3 |
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real! Iz a Border thing. There's several restaurants (ok, hundreds) around here where you can order cactus, usually as a taco or burrito stuffin'. |
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| SonofSargas | September 29, 2008, 6:41 pm Post #4 |
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candied cactus is good... |
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| Blue Phoenix | September 29, 2008, 7:50 pm Post #5 |
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i knew you could eat cactus innards of SOME types if you're stuck on the desert, but i didn't know they made tacos and candy out of them. what's cactus taste like? |
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| Roadbuster | September 30, 2008, 10:41 am Post #6 |
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I don't know... nver actually tried it, but heard it was kinda bland. |
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