Prickly pear cactus

[oogaboogachief]

You guy's got these across the pond?

I made a five gallon batch Sunday used 30lbs of the pears that I smashed in a hot water boil 8lbs sugar pectic enzyme nutrient and 1118 yeast. and a gallon of 100 percent blueberry pomagranate juice.

 

[oldbloke]

Not native to the British Isles, no.

 

[oogaboogachief]

I didn't figure them to be native. Just wondering if any ever made there way over?

 

[Robbo]

I didn't figure them to be native. Just wondering if any ever made there way over?

Only in Bear Grylls stomach :lol:

 

[Bernie]

They grow and ripen on the Mediterranean coast, but I've only seen the orange ones.

 

[oldbloke]

I think I've seen them in garden centres, but not as a food crop and never wild.

 

[tonyhibbett]

I remember these plants in Spain, where they are often used as hedges. The flavour is similar to pears, hence the name, but not much fun to handle!

 

[oogaboogachief]

They look like pears but taste like strawberry or blackberry mixed with a watermelon. The wine is smelling like blackberry does when is is fermenting. This could be a very spine wine. The little thorns are really no problem just don't handle bare handed. Tongs of light leather gloves are all you need