notes:
As the history of mankind shows to eat, to survive, all is possible almost. Cactuses - not exception. Prickly pear - a bushy treelike cactus on which ends of stalks ripen juicy fruits. Depending on a kind fruits are: the different size; with pulp of various color (white, pink, purple); with different color of a thin skin (from yellow up to orange, from red up to purple). But is at fruits prickly pear one general(common) quality - the big number of black sunflower seeds. Therefore that will regale on juicy fragrant pulp, before it is necessary to get rid of seeds. Prickly pear it come from the Western hemisphere. Sweet and sour fruits prickly pear were known to tribes of the Indians lived in territory of modern California. Prickly pear it was appreciated not only excellent taste, but also for the big number of fruits which with ease could be collected in the certain season named - " a season Prickly pear ". Eating pulp, Indians fried seeds, milled them and used for soups. Attractive fruits on a kind prickly pear are actively used in cookery and before all by manufacture of various alcoholic drinks. Juice and pulp add in structure of sweets, ice-cream, yoghurts and various dairy products, from pulp cook jam, sauces and jelly. Still the big appeal to fruit was added with last results of medical researches. In their opinion, the use prickly pear promotes disposal of gastric pains. Besides fruit is useful a suffering diabetes.
