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Cactus Candy - Culture, Family, Travel, Consumer Reviews - Posted: 18th Aug, 2009 - 9:18pm
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Archived Recipe: CandiesPost Date: 18th Aug, 2009 - 9:18pm / Post ID: #
Cactus Candy
Recipe name:
Cactus Candy 
Recipe category:
Candies
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Recipe details:
| Ingredients | |||
| 3 | cup | granulated sugar | |
| 1 | cup | water | |
| 2 | tablespoon | orange juice | |
| 1 | tablespoon | lemon juice | |
Directions: | |||
| 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 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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