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      Title: Cactus Candy
 Categories: Five, Candies, Citrus
      Yield: 6 Servings
 
      2 qt Cactus cubes

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      3 c  Granulated sugar
      1 c  Water
      2 tb Orange juice
      1 tb Lemon juice
 
  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
  1" cubes and cook in boiling water til tender. Drain.
  
  Heat all ingredients until sugar is dissolved. Then add
  cactus. Cook slowly in the following syrup until nearly
  all the syrup is absorbed. Do not scorch!
  
  Remove 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.
  
  From: Arizona Cookbook
 
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