Yucca Stalk
Most often people are misled to believe the root was used for food, but the truth is the blossoms and the resultant sweet fruit which is high in carbohydrates w...
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Most often people are misled to believe the root was used for food, but the truth is the blossoms and the resultant sweet fruit which is high in carbohydrates was most often used. The fruit is the most desired part of the plant when utilizing the yucca plant as a food source. Edible yucca fruit only comes from the thick-leaf varieties of yucca. It is about 4 inches long and is usually roasted or baked engendering a sweet, molasses or fig-like flavor. The fruit can also be dried and used thus or pounded into a type of sweet meal. The meal can be made into a sweet cake and kept for some time. Baked or dried, the fruit will keep for several months. Yucca fruit can be harvested before it is totally ripe and then allowed to ripen.
NOTE: The trunks of yucca store carbohydrates in chemicals called saponins, which are toxic, not to mention taste of soap. To render them edible, the saponins need to be broken down by baking or boiling.
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NOTE: The trunks of yucca store carbohydrates in chemicals called saponins, which are toxic, not to mention taste of soap. To render them edible, the saponins need to be broken down by baking or boiling.
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