prickly pear wine...

[mesquitecountry]

Made it for the last two years, you have to add quite a bit of acid to it! let me check my records, I would suggest mixing it with grapes, plus you have to add yeast, plus the thorn issue, you never get them all out! My suggestion is to not do it! The wine isn't all that anyway. Just peel and eat instead.

[Roamer]

Anyone ever made any? We sure have a bumper crop of pear apples at the ranch...I was thinking about trying it...

Never heard of wine, but the jellyis good.

Let me know how it turns out. I am curious.

[Hot4huntin]

Not wine, but Prickly Pear Margaritas. An Opening Weekend Must!

Prickly Pear Margaritas

serves 6

3 1/2 cups crushed ice

3 oz. freshly squeezed lime juice

3 oz. frozen limeade

6 Tequila

4 1/2 oz. Cointreau

3 oz. prickly pear cactus juice

3 T. sugar

Lime wedges and kosher salt for garnish

In a blender, add all of the ingredients (minus the garnish) and pulse it until the ice is completely blended. Taste and add more sugar if necessary.

Rub some of the lime around the rim of the glasses and then dip the glasses into the salt. Pour in the drink and garnish with a lime. Enjoy!


Deer Lease Short Cut:

Peel and cut up pear in small pieces. Cover in tequila and marinate in fridge from after morning hunt until back in camp after evening hunt. Use your favorite bottled pre-mixed Margarita mix with liquor added. I like Sauza Premix. Add marinated prickly pear, ice, and mix to the blender. Blend until frozen margarita texture. Garnish with Kosher Salt and lime slice. WARNING: Very strong...BUT good.

[Bulldog7906]

they taste good right off the cactus, but boy do they stain! found that out the hard way!