How to Eat Acorns: Video Part 1

[joey]

This is a Blog I follow,and there is a lot of useful information about plants on her site. http://firstways.com/2012/10/24/how-to-eat-acorns-video-part-1/

 

[cyndi]

I didn't watch the video as I have waaaaaaaaaaaaaay too much experience in collecting and shelling acorns. It's the most tedious chore I know. Also, the annual war with the squirrels and chipmunks burying acorns in my gardens was enough to put me over the edge. That said, they are a very versatile ingredient.  

 

[joey]

My grandmother showed me when I was really small. I was surprised the other day when a neighbor said they were poisonous. I went in to great detail about shelling,mashing,boiling,and grinding. She had to look it up.I told her it has been a mainstay in native diets for many years.

 

[blueberry]

Wow, that's a valuable resource, thanks!

 

[sl1966]

Wouldn't it just be easier to shoot the squirrel and eat it instead?<br /><br /><img src="/images/boards/smilies/biggrin.gif" alt="" align="absmiddle" border="0" /><br /><br />

 

[joey]

Wouldn't it just be easier to shoot the squirrel and eat it instead?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src="/images/boards/smilies/biggrin.gif" alt="" align="absmiddle" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;

lol, i do that too.

 

[blueberry]

Wouldn't it just be easier to shoot the squirrel and eat it instead?

<br /><br />Lol, I agree that's a lot of work for a little bit of acorn flour. But the site itself looks to be full of great information about foraging, which I think will be a useful skill to have when I get on the road.

 

[joey]

You would be surprised at how many you can crack open in just a few hours. If you have a sheller you can do about a pound in just a few minutes. It depends on how involved you want to become. You can make a home made sheller that is adjustable for different sizes of nuts,i.e.,walnuts,pecans,acorns,etc.