Making jelly
#11
Good luck if you make some. I had to re-make one batch because it didn't set.
#13
I watched a pbs special on this last year. It was a tribal ritual to gather them and make jam from them. A very interesting program.
All that being said, I have seen the jelly in health food stores for sale. Not cheap for sure! But, after reading what all you have to go through to get the juice, it is well worth the price.
All that being said, I have seen the jelly in health food stores for sale. Not cheap for sure! But, after reading what all you have to go through to get the juice, it is well worth the price.
#16
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This is a very timely post. My son mentioned prickly pear jelly recently and asked me if I had ever made any. He and the grandson picked some and tasted the fruit and said it was tart but they both liked it. We have an abundance of cactus plants here in Texas. I just might talk my son into harvesting some and I will try it. Thanks for jogging my memory.
#19
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Texas
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Timely post, for sure! I picked about 4 pounds today for my first attempt to make jelly. There's plenty more around our place, if I learn how to make it. Have everything ready in the kitchen to start in the morning. Scary - please wish me luck!
#20
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Location: AR
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the tops have tiny stickers and need to be removed with thongs. then wear gloves ans scrub with a sponge with a scrubber in the back side, You can get the instructions and the recipe for the jelly off the internet.
Good luck if you make some. I had to re-make one batch because it didn't set.
Good luck if you make some. I had to re-make one batch because it didn't set.
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