Prickly pear jelly

 4 cups prepared juice

4 cups sugar

1 cup lemon juice, bottled juice is best

1 box low sugar Sure Jell

To prepare fruit, singe prickly pears over open flame to burn off prickles.  Wearing gloves,  cut pears in half and scoop out flesh. Puree fruit in blender and strain in a colander to collect juice.

Combine juice, sugar and lemon juice in pot. Bring to a rolling boil. Add sure jell and mix in thoroughly. When the mixture returns to a boil, boil for 3 minutes.

Fill jars leaving 1/2 inch headspace.  Process 10 minutes in a boiling water bath.  The jelly may take up to 2 days to jell after processing.