The Forestry Forum
General Forestry => General Board => Topic started by: mesquite buckeye on August 06, 2013, 01:20:39 AM
Don't mix them up. ;D
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Seriously, they are pretty big, about 1 1/4 to 1 1/2" long. I think they are kind of cool looking. Never seen them thick enough to really be a problem with the trees. They do make the pods taste bitter where they have sucked on them.
What pods are you eating?
Mesquite pods. Sort of an aquired taste. Sort of starchy/sweet unless the bugs bite them. Hard chewing after they get dry. Best when they are still moist, but have turned yellow. These have been a desert staple for thousands of years. They can be ground into a rather mealy flour. They contain extra protein from all the included dermestid beetle larvae. Yum.