"slenon" wrote in message
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...I think I'd prefer the locusts over locust
beans.

One of the sources I consulted claimed that the beans are inedible. But
then, I've heard the same about mesquite and some others. Mesquite beans
were most definitely eaten by at least some of the southwestern U.S.
Indians.....the Papagos, for instance, if memory serves. Then too, many
pulses (kidney beans, for example) really do carry a fairly heavy load of
toxins and must be cooked properly to render them safe. Nevertheless,
except in dire emergency, I think I'll take my chances with the veggies.

Wolfgang