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    Prickly Pear Cactus Jelly

    My wife got a wild hair this year and took the kids out to a blackberry farm near Weatherford to pick a bunch of blackberries. She comes home and starts making jelly.

    I come home from work and fall in love all over again, and wondered who was in my kitchen and what has happened to my wife...anyways it was just killer. Best stuff I have ever put on a biscuit.

    So, a month or so ago I was at the lease and all the prickly pear was chock full of fruit. I used some gloves and filled a feed sack up with all the big ripe ones I could find. Brought them home and helped her make some jelly. Dang it is good. Tastes like a watermelon jolly rancher.

    So my question is, would you or your wife be willing to buy homemade jelly like this? It is a little labor intense but she has a pretty good system down now. Do you think it is a viable business? With the organic food craze that is hitting the cities these days don't you think a jar of organic blackberry or prickly pear jelly would sell? Just thinking of a way to turn a buck and maybe start a side business for the wife.

    #2
    Put me down for one of each.

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      #3
      Do you have a local farmers market? Might be a good place to start.
      We have made prickly jelly before and it is good. I like to juice them and make margaritas.

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        #4
        Cactus Jelly is my second favorite behind Mayhaw jelly.

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          #5
          Yep. I'll be one of your 1st customers also. 1 of each right here. Tell me where to send the money and how much.

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            #6
            yum and good for ya. Farmers market and they will sell, and like stated above the juice makes for a great rita.

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              #7
              Mmmm, and we live close.

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                #8
                Originally posted by Stoof View Post
                Do you have a local farmers market? Might be a good place to start.
                We have made prickly jelly before and it is good. I like to juice them and make margaritas.
                +1000 on the margs

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                  #9
                  Cut several prickly pears in quarters. Take off stickers But in large Mason jar fill with tequila. Side in refrigerator for 30 days. Very good

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                    #10
                    The fruit of the prickly pear is called a tuna. Good stuff!

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                      #11
                      The blooms make good wine also!

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                        #12
                        this seems way too easy. i am thawing 1/2 feed sack full as i type. hope it works.

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                          #13
                          Cactus pear jelly is great. Hard to find. I'll take some.

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                            #14
                            My mom used to make it; best jelly I ever had

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                              #15
                              My bosses aunt started Texas Plum Line.They are in Amarillo and pick wild plums on ranches in north Texas.Great stuff on a cat head biscuit.Yummmyyy!

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