The Sonora Sour
Stevi
February 25, 2009
Cocktails, Liqueurs, Original, Tequila
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Tags: agave syrup, cactus figs, citronage, citronge, margaria, nopales, prickly pear cactus fruit, Tequila, tequila ocho
When I was young, we lived on the outskirts of Tucson, Arizona, surrounded by the beautiful Sonora desert. We kids would pick the fruit of the prickly pear cactus, braving the tiny spines that lodged in our fingers to peel and eat the fruit. My mother would make prickly pear jelly, although one year in our eagerness, we kept fussing with the jars, which never set, and we had pancakes with prickly pear syrup instead.
Prickly Pear Fruit
Lo and behold, it’s another 
