Carob Pods: The Natural Sweetener

By Christopher Nyerges
Published on September 1, 1980
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Ceratonia siliqua is a dense shade tree that reaches heights of up to 50 feet. Several thousands of pod-producing evergreens were planted in Pasadena schoolyards during the Depression by Seventh Day Adventists... who hoped to provide a free, nutritious treat for schoolchildren.
Ceratonia siliqua is a dense shade tree that reaches heights of up to 50 feet. Several thousands of pod-producing evergreens were planted in Pasadena schoolyards during the Depression by Seventh Day Adventists... who hoped to provide a free, nutritious treat for schoolchildren.
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Making carob flour is a matter of removing the seeds, drying the husks over hot coals, and grinding them with a stone mortar and pestle into a fine, dark meal.
Making carob flour is a matter of removing the seeds, drying the husks over hot coals, and grinding them with a stone mortar and pestle into a fine, dark meal.
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Carob pods are flat and leathery, and can be foraged and eaten directly off the tree... but you'll have to spit out the hard seeds that are inside!
Carob pods are flat and leathery, and can be foraged and eaten directly off the tree... but you'll have to spit out the hard seeds that are inside!
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Carob powder is a naturally delicious addition to many cake and candy recipes.
Carob powder is a naturally delicious addition to many cake and candy recipes.

What do you do if you have an incurable sweet tooth, but
you don’t want to pollute your body with the
sugary, cocoa-flavored candies, cakes, etc. that it craves?
Well, “chocaholics,” you can now take heart, because
whenever your taste buds demand something sweet, feed them

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