BELIVE ME, man >> in these days of Babylonian decline, to have edible plants in yer own backyard is HEP... The only problem with finding locust blossoms to eat is finding them low enough to pick ..>AHEM >> Once the tree is out of the bush stage, the flowers are way out of reach.
Isn't the profusion of blossoms magnificent? The smell is sweet too, almost cloying. Ahem.
I keep my little crop up on the waste ground at the back, up by the Japanese Knotweed.
Beautiful, daddy-o,
But Beautiful.
Damn I nearly forgot the GODDAM RECIPE:
LOCUST BLOSSOM FRITTERS:
#1 pick a sack of clean blossoms
#2 soak for half an hour in salt water
#3 strip the blossom off the stalks into a bowl
#4 add some egg and oat flour
#5 drop spoonfuls of this goo onto a greased griddle or jus' an ordinary fryin' pan, innit
#6 fry
#7 eat with wine/beer of your choice
yum yum