Acorns . . . . . .

How to Make Acorn Flour
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Turning those bitter tasting nuts that are found all over the place during the fall into something that is not only palatable but rather good tasting is not as difficult as one would think. In this post I’ll be demonstrating how to turn acorns into an awesome food source.

The first step is rather self-explanatory. But for the sake of being thorough I’ll go through it.

While you can collect them directly from the tree, the best place to gather acorns is ...   ---CONTINUED---

Harvesting the wild: acorns
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By Jackie Clay

   When I was just a little girl, I used to collect acorns by the boxfull as they fell in the fall. I didn't know why. They just felt nice in the hand and somehow a big bunch of them felt satisfying. Could that be because somewhere in my ancestors' time, acorns were a very important food? Native Americans all across oak-growing North and South America harvested acorns, which were nearly as important a food as corn or beans. Such tribes as the Cherokee, Apache, Pima, and Ojibwa routinely harvested and used the acorn. These Indian gatherers taught early settlers how to harvest and use acorns in their cooking, as they did corn and other traditional foods. Even today, many Indians gather acorns, both to use themselves and to sell in Mexican markets.

And those bright, shining round acorns are very good for you, besides tasting great. ---CONTINUED---

Includes:

   Health benefits of acorns
   But acorns taste bitter!
   From the mighty oak
   Harvesting
   Processing
   Using acorn meal

Cross Posting in: Preparation Guidelines :: Foraging :: Acorns