The Joneses wrote:
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



I've seen horses, goats and sheep eat the pods, beans and all and heard
stories of travelers in south Texas eating the beans because they were
desperate for food. (Guess they never heard of nopales (prickly pear pads)).

George