"Christine Dabney" > wrote in message
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> On Sat, 04 Aug 2007 23:23:58 GMT, "The Joneses" >
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>>Christine - Prickly pear fruits (tunas) have a very mild, mildly sweet,
>>fruit sort of taste. And lots of seeds. The seeds are edible. It might
>>look
>>nice to put a dollop of tuna flesh in the middle of the drink before
>>serving? And of course the color, deep red burgundy-ish is very
>>attractive.
>>Edrena
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> Tuna flesh?! LOL
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> What I have been reading says to strain out the seeds.....
> I am wondering if it is on the sweet side, that lowering the sugar
> content might be wise for the initial steeping.
> Guess this is one of the drinks we might have to use for experiments.
> LOL.
> Christine

It's not very sweet usually. Less than bananas, more like kiwis. Course all
depends on variety, how it's grown, when it got picked, etc. Straining out
seeds is good. Check this out:
http://www.mexconnect.com/mex_/trave...jrbcactus.html

Edrena