posted 14 years ago
tree crops - a permanent agriculture, by russell smith has a chapter on carob trees. 1953 edition.
CHAPTER VI
A Stock-Food and Man-Food Tree-The Carob
...
Carob beans are sold in many American cities where Medi- terranean peoples live. They are eaten from the hand as are apples, peanuts, and chestnuts. In Sicily they serve as candy. Almost any American child will eat them if he gets a chance. “Fruit of this tree is variously known as carob, carob bean, al- garoba, algarroba, karoub, caroubier, locust, sweet bread, sugar pod, and St. John’s bread.” (Scientific American, January 11,
‘913J
Let me know if you need links to the pdfs of the book or want me to post other info from the chapter. (If I had had more time, I would have done it for you this time)