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Cactus Jelly Recipe
by Global Cookbook

Cactus Jelly
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  Servings: 1

Ingredients

  • 20 x Cactus pear-apples (up to 30) Water
  • 1 pkt Fruit pectin
  • 1/2 c. Lemon juice
  • 5 c. Sugar
  • 1 tsp Allspice

Directions

  1. Wearing heavy gloves on your hands, carefully garther the cactus fruit when it is deep red in color. You also may gather fruits when pink and put in a brown paper bag and store in bottom of refrigerator till they turn dark red.
  2. Cut fruit in half and scoop out seeded pulp. Put in saucepan and cover with water. Bring to boil and simmer for 10 min; allow to cold. Strain juice and measure.
  3. In large kettle put 3 c. cactus pear-juice, package fruit pectin, lemon juice and sugar; bring to full rolling boil and boil 3 min, adding the allspice during the last minute of boiling. Ladle warm jelly into warm clean jelly jars and seal.