Ripening Fruit

Those of you who are used to traditional fruit such as apples, peaches and pears, probably would not view these offerings with approval. But I can assure you they are delicious, especially the prickly pear fruit on top. It is dark red when ripe and juicy with small black seeds. We cook down the fruit in a steam juicer and make the best jelly and syrup you can imagine. The other picture is Cardon cactus fruit and it is bright orange color when ripe. The fruit is not common here in Arizona. The plants live mostly in Mexico, so I have not had any of that fruit to eat, but I imagine it must be good.