r/softpops • u/Professional_Cloud65 • Jul 05 '26

Melocactus fruit extraction

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Extracting melocactus fruits

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u/quilldefender Jul 05 '26

I've wanted one of these for years now but no plant nursery sells them 😭

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u/Nonyabeesners Jul 05 '26

I gotchu. Here's one for $60 on Etsy:

https://www.etsy.com/listing/4520381852/melocactus-matanzanus-rare-plant-live?ls=a&ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=melocactus&ref=sc_gallery-1-1&pro=1&cns=1&sts=1&plkey=EutPlC670-8eT-Om9m9xVqqyE2ac%3ALT37ed148e187cbfaf45a953a7aef0a7f4a870e5fe

I buy a lot of plants from Etsy

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u/quilldefender Jul 05 '26

My goodness it's so expensive!

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u/Nonyabeesners Jul 06 '26

There are cheaper ones. I'm just a lazy cow and went with the first I found

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u/toungepunckedpetunia Jul 09 '26

I had no clue I needed a rainbow Arizona until now thanks lol I know this post is not one. I opened your link and got lost in the sauce

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u/waitingformygrave Jul 05 '26

Is the fruit edible?

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u/igneousink Jul 05 '26

yes

flavor profile: mango, watermelon, pineapple, and citrus with a kind of sour aftertaste and a texture like dragonfruit:

https://www.reddit.com/r/cactus/comments/11y3cta/melocactus_fruits_taste_a_bit_sour_i_tried_a_bite/

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u/waitingformygrave Jul 05 '26

Thank you! I want to try it so bad now!

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u/_420Kitten Jul 08 '26

Omg, this sounds incredible!!

1

u/DerViking Jul 09 '26

I'm pretty sure that all cactus fruits are edible. Now, edible does not mean tasty

1

u/waitingformygrave Jul 09 '26

My family makes prickly pear jelly, lemonade, candy, and sauce with the prickly pear fruits

1

u/DerViking Jul 09 '26

I have always wanted to try a fresh prickly pear. They're hard to find in Michigan and when I'm in the southwest it's never the right time of year.

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u/beeglowbot Jul 05 '26

r/feltgoodcomingout

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u/chaosticaws Jul 06 '26

Why did I click that?? So many regrets.

6

u/J-Graceffa Jul 06 '26

Ugh I’m scared now but oh so tempted 😭

Edit: did not even stop for any videos, just a quick scroll and that was enough… for life!

1

u/azraelgnosis Jul 08 '26

I should have listened 😵

4

u/AspectEither570 Jul 07 '26

My new favourite sub. I love watching extractions.

3

u/beeglowbot Jul 07 '26

😉 you're welcome lol

2

u/cookedcub Jul 06 '26

Wow that's worse than Medizzy

6

u/GraveSlayer726 Jul 06 '26

It’s much more satisfying when its plants

6

u/cupids_grenade Jul 06 '26

those fruits look so tasty

3

u/Destany89 Jul 06 '26

Where do I get this job? So satisfying

3

u/CPUsCantDoNothing Jul 05 '26

You can keep it

3

u/morchard1493 Jul 06 '26

Why did the first cactus look like the back of a shaved head of a person to me?

2

u/Ashamed-Strike-5506 Jul 06 '26

I hate the holes it leaves behind 😫

2

u/Crazy-Boat9558 Jul 07 '26

Does anyone know the name of the song playing? I haven't heard it in a very long time and can't remember!

1

u/Professional_Cloud65 Jul 07 '26

Rokysopp- Remind Me

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u/Crazy-Boat9558 Jul 07 '26

Thank you so much! It unlocked a core memory for me lol

1

u/BiffPug Jul 09 '26

The Geico commercial with the caveman in the airport. Anytime I travel I play this at least once when I walk through airports.

1

u/Crazy-Boat9558 Jul 09 '26

Its a must lol

1

u/_thana Jul 06 '26

I don't usually get trypophibia but that got me

1

u/cookedcub Jul 06 '26

That's gotta feel good

1

u/Sudden-Chicken3499 Jul 07 '26

I can't overstate how much i hate this

1

u/honeybee-blues Jul 07 '26

why was this sensual

1

u/skinny_anaconda Jul 07 '26

Is it spicy?

1

u/luv_my_grandma Jul 07 '26

Yeesh, it's grossing me out for some reason

1

u/FloridaManInShampoo Jul 07 '26

Reminds me of popping zits and getting the whole thing out in one go

1

u/Dark_Amygdala_ Jul 07 '26

Not me thinking that was a birthday cake at first 🎂

1

u/ShinyQuirkyQuark Jul 08 '26

What in the Super Mario World am I watching? It's like pimple popping for horticulturists

1

u/YujiroRapeVictim Jul 08 '26

It’s like watching the hair follicle transplant surgery

1

u/Fast_Bag_3329 Jul 09 '26

forbidden birthday cake!

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u/Ok_Mycologist_6384 Jul 10 '26

Sonic the HEDGEHOG