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4meAndyou · F
Nope...but on your other post, I mentioned seeing a show on television that demonstrated removing the tannins by placing crushed acorns in a bag, and immersing them in a stream of running water overnight, and then cooking them as a cereal the following morning. The men who ate the cereal said it tasted "nutty".
UnderLockDown · M
@4meAndyou Acorns are probably one of the few things readily available that I haven't tried. That might change soon, with the price of food acorn flour might be a hot commodity in the kitchen. I live in an area that does not allow anyone to cut down oak trees, acorns are everywhere.
4meAndyou · F
@UnderLockDown Remove the shells, bang the acorn meat with a hammer until it is crushed, place the acorns in a muslin bag, and tie it securely to a branch or a rock and allow it to sit overnight. The tannins will be washed out. Then you can experiment with a dehydrator to make acorn flour.
MoonlightLullaby · 41-45, F
@4meAndyou I remember trying one as a child and it was awful. I guess I know why now thanks to your instructions on preparing them. No wonder I had a bad experience; the tannins weren't washed out.
@UnderLockDown Let us know how they turn out. I love snacking on various nuts.
@UnderLockDown Let us know how they turn out. I love snacking on various nuts.
UnderLockDown · M
@MoonlightLullaby There are 2 kinds, one is edible raw with no prep. White oaks, the leaves have rounded lobes.
MoonlightLullaby · 41-45, F
@UnderLockDown Ah, that's interesting. I've never seen them without the rounded lobes that I know of. I'll be doing some investigating around my trees now 🧐
UnderLockDown · M
@MoonlightLullaby Red oaks have pointed lobes, we have tons of them here! We have a city nearby called Thousand Oaks, it's not a misnomer.😆
