By: Imelda Hernandez

Imelda Hernandez — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 21:43:42 +0000

Love the recipe. We grew up surrounded by mesquite trees and we ate off of them. Wood was used for bbq. We didn’t waste anything.

By: Dee Twomey

Dee Twomey — Sat, 12 Feb 2022 15:11:21 +0000

On Sundays , As a child, I the late 1960s my dad Sabino Gonzalez would load all 4 of us in his bright cherry Red 1959 Chevrolet pick up…Mike was 5 , Sandy was 7, I was 9, Dan was 14…we girls would ride in front with Daddy, the boys would ride in back…no seat belts…daddy would wear his white V neck tee shirts and his high waisted khakis…we were dressed like the Brady bunch kids and looked like them too…we would drive from Erskine and Gary Street in the barrio of Lubbock and head across the Tracks to the Canyon…at the time this area was not developed or discovered. We would drive up and down the hills through the mesquite trees and the cactus brush… the boys would try to shoot small stones at Jack rabbits with the home made sling shots daddy made for them… I remember stopping to rest under the shade of the mesquites and we would pick the seed pods…Daddy would peel one and show us the beans and tell us you could eat them. We have always loves those trees! We will definitely try these candies!!! Thank you for sharing your story and bringing us our beautiful culture to life!!!

Comments on: Mesquite Candy Balls

By: Imelda Hernandez

By: Dee Twomey