Doing my best for Him: Prickly Pear Cactus Jelly

Monday, December 7, 2015

Prickly Pear Cactus Jelly

Today I had the great fortune to help a friend make Prickly Pear Cactus Jelly. She did all the prep work. Picking the prickly pears, burning the tiny pokey things, boiling the pears and making the juice.

The juice was a beautiful rich color. We ended up making 3 batches with a total of 47 jars. 31 quarter pints, 10 half pints and 6 pints.

Here's Andi doing all the work.

Me sitting down stirring the pot.

This is Pamela

My friend Andi lives on Mt. Echo ranch. They have a very historic place. The stage coach used to stop right there on the land they now own. Andi said we can make Muscatine grape jelly and persimmon jelly from fruits grown right there on their land. Isn't that neat? We had a good day.

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Birthday Calendar

~January~

~5th Naldy

♥7th♥ Jeff and Debbie

~25th Kaitlyn

~Feburary~

~8th Grandpa Bob

~13th Sammy

~14th Judy

~26th Shelby

~26th Bill

~March~

~14th Dana

~April~

~May~

~21st Jasper

~27th Brooke

~June~

~1st Courtney

~24th Justin

~27th Carol

~29th Robera

~July~

~August~

~23rd Mollie

~25th Grandma Miller

~28th Hannah

~September~

♥19th♥ Justin and Kaleena

~October~

~4th Christina

~November~

~3rd Joy

~6th Elijah

~10th Kaleena

~December~

~11th Kastyn

~12th me

~24th Jeff

~26th Grandma Olson

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