Peter Watson wrote:

A friend has asked me to see if I can find a thing they THINk is called
Mesquite Powder... have done a few searches and although lots there,
would like something specific. I believe that Tamarind Powder plays some
part, the rest don't know.

Peter Watson

Mesquite grows everywhere here, a tree (shrub in the desert?) of the acacia
family. I got a bag of beans and a recipe for Mesquite jelly which I will
share when I get some sleep. We just got home from a long road trip. Lots
of desert critters eat the bean pods. They really do taste sweet, about
like carob with a milder flavor. I think the beans are usuable somehow, but
not as sweet as the pods.
Edrena