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Helen U replied to barbara nimmo's discussion Does anyone in the north know anything about milling mesquite beans in Archived-N Scottsdale, Cave Creek, Carefree Permies
"I gathered wild pods, dried them in my shed (eggs hatched, bugs everywhere), then in October ground them in my vitamix.  I bought the dry grain grinder and it worked really well.  I found that grinding a couple of handfuls at a time worked the best.…"
Aug 2, 2013
Ellen newell replied to barbara nimmo's discussion Does anyone in the north know anything about milling mesquite beans in Archived-N Scottsdale, Cave Creek, Carefree Permies
"I use my Krupps coffee grinder and then a flour sifter. Usually make between 5-10 pounds of flour this way each year from the mesquites in my yard. I then keep the flour in the freezer."
Jun 18, 2013
Troy Groves replied to barbara nimmo's discussion Does anyone in the north know anything about milling mesquite beans in Archived-N Scottsdale, Cave Creek, Carefree Permies
"I harvested several tubs last year and volunteered to help run the Hammer Mill at last year's VPA Milling event. what info are you looking for?"
Jun 10, 2013
Barbara Gowan replied to barbara nimmo's discussion Does anyone in the north know anything about milling mesquite beans in Archived-N Scottsdale, Cave Creek, Carefree Permies
"I harvested mesquite last year and used my vitamix (blender on steroids) to grind them and it worked well.  "
Jun 9, 2013
barbara nimmo posted a discussion in Archived-N Scottsdale, Cave Creek, Carefree Permies
I,m wondering about mesquite beans
Jun 9, 2013