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Cactus Candy Recipe

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Ingredients And Procedures

Ingredients
3	cup	granulated sugar
1	cup	water
2	tablespoon	orange juice
1	tablespoon	lemon juice

Directions:
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 one inch cubes and cook in boiling water til tender. Drain. Cook slowly in the following syrup until nearly all the syrup is absorbed. Do not scorch! SYRUP for 2 QUARTS of CACTUS CUBES Heat all ingredients until sugar is dissolved. Then add cactus. Remover 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.

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<h1>Cactus Candy</h1>
    <b>Ingredients And Procedures</b><p>
        <TABLE cellSpacing=2 cellPadding=3 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD colSpan=3><B>Ingredients</B></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR><TD class=ingredient>3</TD><TD class=ingredient>cup</TD><TD class=ingredient>granulated sugar </TD><TD></TD></TR><TR><TD class=ingredient>1</TD><TD class=ingredient>cup</TD><TD class=ingredient>water </TD><TD></TD></TR><TR><TD class=ingredient>2</TD><TD class=ingredient>tablespoon</TD><TD class=ingredient>orange juice </TD><TD></TD></TR><TR><TD class=ingredient>1</TD><TD class=ingredient>tablespoon</TD><TD class=ingredient>lemon juice </TD><TD></TD></TR><TR><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR><TD colSpan=4><BR><B>Directions:</B><BR><BR></TD></TR><TR><TD colSpan=4>Select prickly pear cactus (or small barrel cactus if you own this<BR>type of cactus, since it's illegal to remove it from the desert).<BR>Remove spines and outside layer with large knife. Cut pulp across in<BR>slices one-inch thick. Soak overnight in cold water. Remove from<BR>water, cut in one inch cubes and cook in boiling water til tender.<BR>Drain. Cook slowly in the following syrup until nearly all the syrup<BR>is absorbed. Do not scorch!<BR><BR>SYRUP for 2 QUARTS of CACTUS CUBES<BR><BR>Heat all ingredients until sugar is dissolved. Then add cactus.<BR>Remover cactus from syrup, drain and roll in granulated or powdered<BR>sugar. For colored cactus candy, any vegetable food coloring may be<BR>added to the syrup.<BR><BR><BR><BR></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>     <p>
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