http://arizonaoddities.com/2009/06/prickly-pear-fruit-makes-candy-jelly/ History that defined us, quirks that connect us Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:36:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://arizonaoddities.com/2009/06/prickly-pear-fruit-makes-candy-jelly/comment-page-1/#comment-142 Valley 101 Limerick Contest… Winner Revealed | Arizona Oddities Sun, 23 Aug 2009 03:03:08 +0000 http://arizonaoddities.com/?p=206#comment-142 [...] Prickly Pear Fruit Makes Candy, Jelly [...] [...] Prickly Pear Fruit Makes Candy, Jelly [...]

]]> http://arizonaoddities.com/2009/06/prickly-pear-fruit-makes-candy-jelly/comment-page-1/#comment-99 Mary Tappe Wed, 22 Jul 2009 19:56:12 +0000 http://arizonaoddities.com/?p=206#comment-99 Of course both items were really made from the fruit of the Prickly Pear Cactus. There was a time when people would go arouth and gather the fruit with tongs because of the fine needles on the fruit. They are boiled and skinned and mashed down to use in the various recipes. They also stain like the dickens. Of course both items were really made from the fruit of the Prickly Pear Cactus. There was a time when people would go arouth and gather the fruit with tongs because of the fine needles on the fruit. They are boiled and skinned and mashed down to use in the various recipes. They also stain like the dickens.

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