tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8503502665428290840.post5176496264358164243..comments2024-01-15T10:39:48.460+01:00Comments on Snapshots of an Island: Ruby Tuesday: A Most Unlikely PearLoreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12520908604580765632noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8503502665428290840.post-46337475533619464792010-09-21T21:19:50.867+02:002010-09-21T21:19:50.867+02:00My mouth is watering! They look delicious.My mouth is watering! They look delicious.Reehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01360400964225382738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8503502665428290840.post-1574760703331189512010-09-18T17:21:29.712+02:002010-09-18T17:21:29.712+02:00Loree, so much information and beautiful photos as...Loree, so much information and beautiful photos as well! When I get to Malta (some day) I will have to try a sip of the Bajtra!<br />GenieGenie -- Paris and Beyondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12758801373365481655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8503502665428290840.post-82559593018910059362010-09-13T20:53:16.724+02:002010-09-13T20:53:16.724+02:00Thank you very much!!! you have some amazing photo...Thank you very much!!! you have some amazing photos! love them!!!Changlihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16146359102543576935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8503502665428290840.post-57129852460856967882010-09-12T23:59:23.718+02:002010-09-12T23:59:23.718+02:00Hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhm, I like them and tasted them ...Hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhm, I like them and tasted them in south Italia. Their colours are spectaculare. Hugs from Luzia.Luziahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17638428345353058272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8503502665428290840.post-10687073348757561852010-09-11T18:23:21.821+02:002010-09-11T18:23:21.821+02:00We call them sabras in Israel, and we say that nat...We call them sabras in Israel, and we say that native-born Israelis are like sabras - prickly on the outside and sweet on the inside :).<br /><br />-----------------------------------<br />My photography is available for purchase - visit <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/aroundtheisland" rel="nofollow">Around the Island Photography</a> and bring home something beautiful today!Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02409530202277375625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8503502665428290840.post-82921382475167932672010-09-10T07:25:22.082+02:002010-09-10T07:25:22.082+02:00I have eaten the fruit already, I can buy them her...I have eaten the fruit already, I can buy them here on the market, but I never saw how they grow ! very interesting !Gattinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636525277807715146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8503502665428290840.post-44905310100944503132010-09-08T01:32:34.149+02:002010-09-08T01:32:34.149+02:00Even though we lived in the Sonoran Desert for alm...Even though we lived in the Sonoran Desert for almost ten years, this is the first I have seen the peeled fruit, and we had prickly pear cactus all around us. The fruit in the bowl looks very juicy and the colors are brilliant.Lindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08914467564292313727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8503502665428290840.post-25324629378451262222010-09-07T22:08:59.561+02:002010-09-07T22:08:59.561+02:00I had only seen red prickly pear fruit. The bowl ...I had only seen red prickly pear fruit. The bowl of three colors of peeled fruit is really gorgeous!Diane AZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02304549124035767882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8503502665428290840.post-48771962132296987022010-09-07T16:01:07.769+02:002010-09-07T16:01:07.769+02:00Prickly pear, I remember a long time ago having so...Prickly pear, I remember a long time ago having some Prickly Pear jelly. We loved it.<br /><a href="http://auntieegarden.blogspot.com/2010/09/ruby-tuesday-longwood-garden-beauties.html" rel="nofollow">My Ruby Link for you</a>Auntie Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16296890120271718631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8503502665428290840.post-15159785167394179312010-09-07T13:17:00.308+02:002010-09-07T13:17:00.308+02:00The once peeled photos are gorgeous and so appetis...The once peeled photos are gorgeous and so appetising!cieldequimperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04541298876304462514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8503502665428290840.post-25725700660452340942010-09-07T11:33:16.116+02:002010-09-07T11:33:16.116+02:00i've heard of them too but never come so close...i've heard of them too but never come so close ... they look really interesting.<br /><a href="http://itsthethingsthatmakeyougommmm.blogspot.com/2010/09/ruby-tuesday.html" rel="nofollow">My Ruby Redness</a>Snoozehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09520345616959763509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8503502665428290840.post-49092546255811810762010-09-07T11:11:12.947+02:002010-09-07T11:11:12.947+02:00I have heard of the prickly pear but I have never ...I have heard of the prickly pear but I have never seen one! Amazing colour for a cactus growth!Gemma Wisemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17466540188839321484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8503502665428290840.post-18112896496480543462010-09-07T09:20:30.468+02:002010-09-07T09:20:30.468+02:00How do they taste? They look like colorful yams.
...How do they taste? They look like colorful yams.<br /><br />Happy Ruby.<br /><br /><a href="http://writingsofmaria.com/" rel="nofollow">Maria @ LSS</a>mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214722157825944791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8503502665428290840.post-25835435042431084942010-09-07T09:17:21.338+02:002010-09-07T09:17:21.338+02:00I need to send this post to my mom and day! They ...I need to send this post to my mom and day! They have a prickly pear cactus but I don't believe they have ever cracked one open!Cobalt Violethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12970693193776542493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8503502665428290840.post-46073399102401935252010-09-07T08:43:46.234+02:002010-09-07T08:43:46.234+02:00I think they are the most delicious fruits. We hav...I think they are the most delicious fruits. We have plenty of them in Crete and I miss them here in Athens.<br />Have a great day.<br />CostasAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02837270092348782696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8503502665428290840.post-57460895493666950032010-09-07T00:44:29.910+02:002010-09-07T00:44:29.910+02:00Wow! I wonder if they taste as delicious as they l...Wow! I wonder if they taste as delicious as they look!EG CameraGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12803759124643467711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8503502665428290840.post-55371327943697350872010-09-07T00:16:10.250+02:002010-09-07T00:16:10.250+02:00same here I always thought that the this cactus wa...same here I always thought that the this cactus was North American. Any way I have one that stands 2 meters tall and it bloomed and fruited for the first time last year.reghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01797023544562477324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8503502665428290840.post-28058029061963609772010-09-06T23:12:55.190+02:002010-09-06T23:12:55.190+02:00PS...never knew they grew anywhere outside the US....PS...never knew they grew anywhere outside the US...how cool!Galehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02119498262301807853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8503502665428290840.post-36415928861485525852010-09-06T23:11:46.241+02:002010-09-06T23:11:46.241+02:00I love prickly pear...fresh (not at the store). A...I love prickly pear...fresh (not at the store). A friend of mine tried them out in Junior High, I think I convinced her they were edible.Galehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02119498262301807853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8503502665428290840.post-32566206392511771292010-09-06T23:04:40.607+02:002010-09-06T23:04:40.607+02:00Hi Loree..Wow..fabulous shots..amazing textures!
G...Hi Loree..Wow..fabulous shots..amazing textures!<br />Great post!!Victoriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09280128561139519596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8503502665428290840.post-45909817780406190432010-09-06T22:39:23.854+02:002010-09-06T22:39:23.854+02:00I have known about these for some time, but have n...I have known about these for some time, but have never eaten them or seen the fruit without the skin. They are beautiful, and certainly fit Ruby Tuesday!Dimplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08313315926201426600noreply@blogger.com