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3 c Granulated sugar
1 c Water
2 tb Orange juice
1 tb 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
1" cubes and cook in boiling water til tender. Drain.
Heat all ingredients until sugar is dissolved. Then add
cactus. Cook slowly in the following syrup until nearly
all the syrup is absorbed. Do not scorch!
Remove 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.
