Sweet summer nectar with unavoidable pinch

‘Is it Saturday today, Mom?’ Tom whispered quietly but surely in my ear, leaving no room for doubt that; it is early! And it is Saturday!
‘So, can we go pick some sweet sweet Sabres fruit? (Prickly Pear)’

‘I’m willing to give one of my sticks, the longest one! (now that is a sacrifice. Willing to give one out of his precious sticks collection doesn’t happen very often) 

An empty tin can attached to one stick and a sharp knife (for the stubborn) attached to another and we are ready to go.
The kids main role is to point Radi to the ripest, most colorful, and hopefully reachable fruits.

Now, here comes the tricky part; peeling them up.
Some would roll them in sand before even touching them,

Some would sink them in water

Some will dare go near them only with heavy duty gloves.
And some, will try their best to find someone else to peel it for them… ou doking at them will make you

I simply use a knife and fork, easy 3 cuts and a quick peel, as shown in the images below;

A fact that you’ll have to accept: with those little naughty thorns, even just looking at them will make you feel tiny needle pinches in your hands.

That is a little price to pay for such divine sweet joy!

...Or, maybe it is not a little price at all,

Have you experienced it? 

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Have a great day!
Doron & Radi