It's that time of year again - the prickly pears are big and almost ripe and ready for me to risk life and limb making prickly pear jelly. Okay, maybe not life and limb, but the spines really are about 3" long.

I do this every year to benefit OpFTH. Send me 20 cigars for a jar of jelly - this stuff is hard to find, even here in New Mexico because it's so hard to harvest fruit and even harder to make the jelly - and if you can find it, it is just ridiculously expensive. And I've gotten lots of you addicted to this stuff already....hehehehe. Those of you who are addicted, tell me how many jars you want and 20 or so cigars per, and I'll set them aside for you.

Sorry I rarely have time to be here anymore, I'm running my own business and it seems to take every waking moment and then some. I am still sending packages to the troops every month on behalf of OpFTH, I just haven't been collecting donations due to time constraints.

I want to run the Prickly Pear fundraiser, though, so keep a look out here - I will update as soon as I have jars available. -B

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I want at least 1 jar! Guess I'll be reorganizing my humi tonight!

Sounds like a hell of a deal to me.. I'd like to reserve one please... 👍

I WOULD LIKE TO RESERVE 2 JARS

woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

My usual order Beth.......3 jars please.I'll try to get some sticks headed your way tomorrow.


Ron

I'd like to try a jar. Will you PM me your addy?

I'm good for one again this year Beth. I'll try to get the stix out manana
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Thanks!

Will get you a PM with address, anyone else need the address, let me know!

Not if it hasn't changed since last year......or the year before or the year before.LOL


Ron

Beth - As discussed, I am sending you a package via USPS Priority Mail

0312 0860 0001 5782 9857

It left this afternoon. Thanks again for alllowing me to participate and for all you do at OpFTH!

Beth

The Eagle is airborne........DC #0311 0240 0002 1699 2181.

Can't wait for some of your Hot-n-Sticky......num num


Ron

I do need the address as well! I probably have it somewhere but no idea where.

PMS


Ron

The prickly pears are picked. (Try saying that a bunch of times in a row...hehehehe).

The jelly is in process, which takes a good while, but jelly should be ready by late next week. Send cigars and I'll get the jelly out as soon as it's ready. Be sure to give me your return address and tell me how many jars you contributed cigars for.

PM me for address, or ask around. -B

i need to confirm the addy again.. think i have a magnet somewhere with the addy on it#-o

Shovelgrrrl,
I'd like to get 5 jars if possible. PM your addy and I will get the sticks out
Scott

The first batch is done! It takes 2 batches per dozen jars - some things can be doubled, like cookie recipes, but jelly cannot be doubled, so I'm planning on making 8 batches.

Naturally, I've taste-tested the first batch and this is a banner year for prickly pears! BoilerEMT got the first jars - so let's see what she says about this year's jelly!

PM me if you need my address to send troop cigars. -B

I saw some of these on a cactus the other day and thought about you... are the pear things in the pic ripe or ready to pick..?? 😕

Yes, those are ready to go. They start out green, and when they're dark purple like this, they're ready. I recommend BBQ tongs for picking them. They will eventually work their way through thick leather gloves, and will never come out, so the gloves have to be thrown away. Fun stuff! -B