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    Cactus Candy


    Source of Recipe


    rc-Phil

    List of Ingredients







    3 c Granulated sugar
    1 c Water
    2 T Orange juice
    1 T Lemon juice

    Recipe



    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).


    Recipe


    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
    one0inch cubes and cook in boiling water til 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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