Mesquite
Milling
Our next Mesquite
Milling will take place on November 12, 2011, at the Cascabel Community
Center.
You can bring your mesquite pods for milling into flour. Milling is
free for non-commercial home use, though donations are gratefully accepted.
There will be a full
day of festivities, beginning at 9:00 AM with a mesquite pancake and
waffle breakfast, followed by milling, music, and local foods potluck, which
usually starts about 1:00 PM.
Breakfast:
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Milling:
10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Gathering suggestions:
Mesquite pods can ripen anytime from late June through
September or October, depending on conditions. Ripe pods are dry and
brittle and come off the tree with little pulling. Even green pods can
be picked and allowed to ripen as they dry. We do not recommend
gathering pods from the ground, as they are more likely to carry molds
which can produce toxins.
After gathering, rinse the pods, then dry them in the sun
until very dry and brittle. Store in a dry place until milling day. We
don't worry much about bugs hatching out during storage, but the week
before milling we do bring the pods out and put them in the sun again,
which seems to mostly get rid of bugs that hatched during storage.
For directions,
contact us.
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