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  • From: Hector Black <hblack1925@fastmail.fm>
  • To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: [nafex] honey locust alchemy: goo into sugar??
  • Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2013 19:33:49 -0500

howdy…

I've got several mature, improved varieties of honey locust (gleditsia
triacanthos) trees dropping their pods in the orchard right now. I've read
several accounts that the pulp inside can be processed into sugar. Boy, that
green goop is so sweet I can't wait to process it.!! However, I have yet to
find any resources that'll help me figure out the most efficient methods of
extraction. I followed a couple links to a guy in VA (Andy Wilson?) who
purportedly leads NAFEX's honey locust committee.?? …but alas, the links are
all broken. Perhaps he's retired? Anyway, does anybody know some more
efficient method than just cracking each pod open individually, and going at
the green blob inside with a spoon? Furthermore, what am I supposed to do
with my vat of green goop once it's been liberated?? …take it down to the
sugar bush and boil it down just like the maple sap? I could really use some
advice before my pods all dry up, or I get carpal tunnel from repetitive
spooning. Any experienced Gleditsia milkers out there?

many thanks,
Hector



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