Acitrón

Acitrón
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Acitrón Candied fruit made from shoots of the biznaga cactus used as a candy or ingredient in stuffings.
Acocil Small, fresh water crustaceon ...

Acitrón - [Spanish] candied biznaga cactus; made by simmering in a sugar syrup.
Ackee - A Jamaican fruit with spongy white or yellow flesh. Available fresh or canned. Also called akee.
Aclarada - [Spanish] clarified.

Acitrón
The candied pad or paddle (leaf) of the prickly pear cactus that is sweetened by packing the pad in a sugar syrup solution.

See also: Sugar, Pear, Flour, Juice, Oil