How Do You Extract The Oil From A Locust Bean Seed?
The locust bean, the seed produced by the carob tree, produces a culinary flavor with its oil that resembles that of chocolate. The pods containing the locust bean seeds resemble that of a soybean pod that starts out a bright green, and turns dry and deep brown as it matures on the tree. Extracting the oils from the mature locust bean seeds to obtain the flavorful oils doesn’t take very much time and can be done at home easily in your kitchen. Fill the bottom reservoir of a large double boiler with approximately 6 cups of dried locust bean seeds, and about 1 1/2 gallons of distilled water. Place the mesh insert into the double boiler, and place the empty glass dish in the center of the insert. Place the lid of the double boiler, upside down, onto the pot. Make sure the knob of the lid is hanging directly over the glass dish inside of the boiler. Fill the top of the overturned lid with as much ice you can fit in it. For a standard 4-qt. pot, 5 cups of ice will do. Turn the pot on a high
