Don Jorge
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Stenocereus eruca, aka Creeping Devil
It's common name is creeping devil and to botanists both amateur and professional it is Stenocereus eruca. It
is in the same genus as the more widespread and well known sweet pitaya, Stenocereus thurberi.
The creeping devil is found only on the Magdalena Plain near the Pacific coast. The other day while scouring the local dessert for sweet pitahyas we
came across several large patches of it.
One such patch was loaded with fruit similar to but smaller than the sweet pitahyas we were searching for. Same genus as sweet pitahya, birds had
been feeding on them, we tried some. They are not as sweet as their well known cousins but not as sour as the pitahya agria either. We added them to
the bucket.
So far we have canned up about 30 half pint jars of pitahy jam. It is really good. Anyone else made jam from pitahyas? Yes, I used sugar and pectin
in case you are wondering.
[Edited on 12-6-2021 by Don Jorge]
[Edited on 12-6-2021 by Don Jorge]
�And it never failed that during the dry years the people forgot about the rich years, and during the wet years they lost all memory of the dry
years. It was always that way.�― John Steinbeck
"All models are wrong, but some are useful." George E.P. Box
"Nature bats last." Doug "Hayduke" Peac-ck
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pacificobob
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Excellent post
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David K
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Well-done, very nice!
This plant was an inspiration for a film title, 'The Devil's Road':
https://youtu.be/Jueqf0gXODw
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Skipjack Joe
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I agree. It's relevant and useful.
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JZ
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What are you gonna do with 30 jars?
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Don Jorge
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They are very nice and unique gifts for my friends here.
They love it and ask me to make more, Please.
�And it never failed that during the dry years the people forgot about the rich years, and during the wet years they lost all memory of the dry
years. It was always that way.�― John Steinbeck
"All models are wrong, but some are useful." George E.P. Box
"Nature bats last." Doug "Hayduke" Peac-ck
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JZ
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Nice.
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geoffff
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Yum! I'd like to try that someday.
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Maderita
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A fascinating topic with great photos. Thanks for posting George.
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That jam looks awesome! I don't think I have ever heard of it being made into a jam but I bet it's good. How creative of you.
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