Honey Locust

The honey locust tree produces long pods containing a soft, gooey pulp with a slightly sweet flavor, which gives the tree its common name. Native Americans historically used the pulp for food and traditional medicine and to make tea, and the mature pods' pulp, strongly sweet, crisp and succulent, is also readily eaten by wildlife and livestock. The seeds inside the pod have their own nutritional potential, and flour made from their cotyledons has been used as a food source with various applications in pastry and baking.