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Living in the Sonoran Desert provides us with the opportunity to make fresh, home made prickly pear syrup.

生活在索诺兰沙漠为我们提供了制作新鲜的，自制的仙人球糖浆的机会。

12 prickly pears

1 lemon

1.5 cups of sugar

1 teaspoon cornstarch (optional)

配料

12刺梨刺

1柠檬

1.5杯糖

1茶匙玉米淀粉（可选）

Directions:

Step 1) Get out there and pick some prickly pears! They are ripe and ready for syrup in August, but be careful of all the thorns. It is best to use tongs and to not get too close the prickly pear.

路线

步骤1）去那里，挑一些刺梨！他们在八月份已经成熟并准备好了糖浆，但要小心所有的荆棘。最好使用钳子，不要太近的仙人掌。

Finding a prickly pear with this much fruit is like finding a mini treasure trove.
用这么多的水果寻找仙人球，就像找到一个迷你宝藏。

The surrounding landscape of where we were. For those of you in Tucson, Az those are the Catalina Mountains.
周围的景观，我们在哪里。对于那些在图森，Az那些是卡特琳娜山。

Here a few barrel cactus pictures. They were in bloom when we harvested the prickly pears.
这里有几桶仙人掌照片。当我们收获刺梨时，他们正在绽放。

Bucket of prickly pears ready to be made into syrup.
多汁的梨桶准备制成糖浆。

Step 2) Remove the thorns. My dad did this with out gloves but he still ended up with a few thorns in his fingers.
步骤2）删除荆棘。我的爸爸用手套做了这件事，但他的手指还有一些刺。

Step 3) Put 5 prickly pears into a blender and puree them. Once that is done strain the liquid through cheese cloth. This may take up to 1 hour.
步骤3）将5个刺梨放入搅拌机中，并加入其中。一旦这样做，通过乳酪布使液体变形。这可能需要1小时。

Step 4) Squeeze the lemon so you have lemon juice. Add the lemon juice and sugar to the prickly pear puree. Slowly bring to a simmer. Once it is simmering you can add the cornstarch if you want it thicker.
步骤4）挤柠檬，让你有柠檬汁。将柠檬汁和糖加入仙人掌泥泥中。慢慢带给一个炖鸡一旦它煨了，你可以添加玉米淀粉，如果你想要更厚。

At this point the syrup is made. If you want you can it and give it away as a gift, but first you have to can it.
此时糖浆就是制成的。如果你想要它可以把它作为礼物放弃，但首先你必须可以。