Had an employee out on a job today that found a few huge cactus bushes nearby. He stopped and asked the owner if he could pick a few of the prickly pears off of them for his boss who makes wine, the old man said he could pick as many as he would like, just bring him a bottle of wine.
So he picked me a box full, containing about 2 bushels of them......
These are a sample of them. Having never had prickly pear, or the wine of, I was at a loss for information on how to prepare them. So I did the next logical thing a man (or woman) could do............. I called George! Mark answered and I told him of my delima........ he kinda laughed and said that George is gunna have to answer that one, so George came on the phone wanting to know why on earth I would want to do prickly pear wine??????? Well............ It's free..............
Anyway, George said that I had to burn off the little prickly's, peel them :
Then dig out the pith and the seeds in the center......... Very hard to do:
There are a lot of little seeds in them that are like little rocks! Very hard seeds, and very hard to dig out of the delicate flesh that is left:
After talking with George, and following his preperation advise, I did the only logical thing a good boss could do, I reprimanded my employee and sent him home with a box full of prickly pears and said HOW DARE YOU! Don't come back till these are cleaned and ready for wine making!
Looking for a good recipe.
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Edited by: jobe05
So he picked me a box full, containing about 2 bushels of them......
These are a sample of them. Having never had prickly pear, or the wine of, I was at a loss for information on how to prepare them. So I did the next logical thing a man (or woman) could do............. I called George! Mark answered and I told him of my delima........ he kinda laughed and said that George is gunna have to answer that one, so George came on the phone wanting to know why on earth I would want to do prickly pear wine??????? Well............ It's free..............
Anyway, George said that I had to burn off the little prickly's, peel them :
Then dig out the pith and the seeds in the center......... Very hard to do:
There are a lot of little seeds in them that are like little rocks! Very hard seeds, and very hard to dig out of the delicate flesh that is left:
After talking with George, and following his preperation advise, I did the only logical thing a good boss could do, I reprimanded my employee and sent him home with a box full of prickly pears and said HOW DARE YOU! Don't come back till these are cleaned and ready for wine making!
Looking for a good recipe.
Stay Tuned!
Edited by: jobe05