47 A feast of flavour Ingredients 1 kg peeled prickly pears 1 kg sugar 1 glass of water ½ glass of pickling lime 1 tbsp of lemon juice 1 vanilla Prickly pear Method l Peel prickly pears carefully to avoid fruit being crushed. l Immerse them in limewater for 8 hours. l Rinse very well. l Place them in a baking tray, sprinkle with sugar, add water and leave for 3-4 hours. l Simmer to dissolve sugar well, then turn up the heat and boil for five more minutes. l The next day re-boil the preserve and just before reaching setting point add vanilla and one tablespoon of lemon juice. l Fill the sterilised jars, close and store.
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