St. John's Bread/Caruba

St. John's Bread grows on trees in California, and is edible just as picked, however, the flavor is improved if roasted in a hot oven (450 degrees F) about 15 minutes.

It makes an excellent, nourishing sweet for children in place of candy.

The recipe in this entry was first published in "The Complete Italian Cook Book (La Cucina) by Rose L. Sorce (New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1953). The entire cookbook is available at www.archive.org. Image: Wikipedia.

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