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Outdoors with Luke Clayton

The many uses of mesquite beans

Published July 29, 2022 at 9:36 PM CDT
Luke's guest this week is Victoria Cappadona. Pictured are her sons harvesting mesquite beans to be used in the many products she produces at the Cappadona Ranch
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Luke's guest this week is Victoria Cappadona. Pictured are her sons harvesting mesquite beans to be used in the many products she produces at the Cappadona Ranch

This week, Luke visits with Victoria Cappadona (www.cappadonaranch.com) and discusses the many uses of mesquite beans. Did you know Indians of the southwest used the mesquite tree for 20 percent of their diet? The beans make an excellent drink much like coffee and ground meal makes a great naturally sweet, nutty flavored meal for baking.

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