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22 Aug 2012

Celebrate Prickly Pear Season

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Apache Junction author Jean Groen and her prickly pear pickin’ accomplice Robert Lewis offer their popular annual class, “How to Juice a Prickly Pear,” at 10:30 a.m. Apache Junction author Jean Groen and her prickly pear pickin’ accomplice Robert Lewis offer their popular annual class, “How to Juice a Prickly Pear,” at 10:30 a.m.

by: AJ News

Cactus fruits red as rubies and garnets mean it is harvest season for prickly pears.

Saturday, Sept. 3, at Boyce Thompson Arboretum State Park in Superior.

Their informal one-hour outdoor workshop is included with admission of $9, so no pre-registration is required.

Verify event info online at ag.arizona.edu/bta, or call (520) 689-2723 daytimes from 6:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

 

During this outdoor class Groen and Lewis share their proven techniques to safely pick, de-spine, juice, process and preserve cactus fruits.

Their popular workshop lasts about an hour, ending with a chance to sample prickly pear snacks. Last year’s menu included nopalito soup, salsa and prickly-pear-banana-yogurt-pineapple smoothies.

 

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