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I know nothing about mesquite flour, but it sounds very interesting. I am a gardener though, and will be needing some advise on southwestern gardening vs midwestern gardening. Do you garden?
Speaking of which, has anyone reading this thread ever cooked mesquite beans - and if yes - how did they taste? I know they were staple in the diet of indigenous peoples, but haven't ever heard of anyone today using them for anything.
Check "Gathering the Desert", Gary Paul Nabhan. He has a chapter in that book about Mesquite as a food. a lot of historical stuff about Papagos making mesquite tortillas. I think they do it in Sonora some.
The mesquite beans are very hard, May try that again this summer.
I do make jelly with them and its verry good. Doing this you check the beans for worm holes, put them in a big pan. Cover with water and boil. Strain the juice after about 1 hr, and use the berry recipe in the sur-jel box. So good. The redder the beans the sweeter the jelly is.
The Otero Native Plant society has a recipe book using native plants. I think they are $12. plus shipping.
Never tried mesquite but I have made and used flour from the roots of cattail plants. Turned out pretty good. You can also use the lower stalks of the cattail as you would celery
wow, lots of great and interesting information here! I cant wait to get moved and start my new book collection and try some new things! I have heard about eating the prickly pear, any information on that?
I have heard about eating the prickly pear, any information on that?
Both the paddles (nopales) and tunas (pears) are edible. There are prickly pear varieties that are far less "prickly" than those found in most of NM, and that means a lot less of a hassle to deal with. They are certainly an acquired taste, but provide good nutrition to those who like eating them. I think the most acceptable products are the jellies and candies that can be made from the plant.
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what about mequite beans?
