Monday, August 17, 2020

GREAT THINGS TO DO IN TUCSON.

#20 Prickly pear fruit – Cultivate them from your own yard and make the sweetest jelly, syrup, or candy. Its Latin name is Opuntia, and the fruits are also known as tuna.  The prickly pear pads or “nopales” can also be eaten and can be found jarred in Mexican grocery stores. Check out The Prickly Pear Cookbook by Carolyn Niethammer, available in the Presidio Museum gift shop, for lots of tips!


Backyard Prickly Pear.


The Prickly Pear Cookbook.


#21. Mission San Xavier del Bac –The Mission was founded in 1692 by Father Eusebio Kino.  The current structure, known as the White Dove of the Desert, was largely designed by Spanish Franciscans and constructed by the local O’odham people. It was completed in 1797.  The church’s interior is filled with statuary and murals.


San Xavier Mission.



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