Recipes Click here for a pdf of Recipes There are many recipes for the fruits, nuts, seeds and pods of edible trees and edible understory plants. • Desert Harvesters is an Arizona-based nonprofit organization that promotes and assists in the planting, harvesting and processing of wild, native foods—such as mesquite pods, and the seeds and blossoms of desert ironwood and palo verde trees, plus many more native species. Resources are available at desertharvesters.org, including information on Eat Mesquite and More, their extensive native plant cookbook. • Carolyn Neithammer has compiled traditional Native American recipes for native fruits, nuts, seeds and pods. See information at cniethammer.com Here are several recipes to try. • Calamondin-Prickly Pear Punch Recipe.pdf • Spicy Seville Orange Vinegar.pdf • Seville Oranges - Pine nuts in ISKASHITAA-IRAQI DOLMAS– Recipe.pdf | Spicy Seville Orange Vinegar |
CAUTION: Never eat anything that is not properly identified. It is your responsibility to ensure that all fruits, nuts, seeds, pods and other edible products of trees and shrubs are correctly identified and safe to eat before eating them or serving them to others.
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