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I tried this while we were long-term horse camping in central CA---does the "Ishi" wilderness ring a bell to anyone? I knew they were a staple of the Native Americans so I was curious about it. My survival book had instructions. I smashed them with a hammer, boiled them quite awhile to get rid of the tannins. When dried, I added them to pancakes, bread and so forth and they were quite tasty.
We also ate young cattail roots which were really good too. As well as several wild young greens for salads.
I don't think I would consider eating acorns. I would be concerned about depriving a squirrel family of its winter provisions and they would starve. That would make me sad, and it would weigh on my conscience.
I don't think I would consider eating acorns. I would be concerned about depriving a squirrel family of its winter provisions and they would starve. That would make me sad, and it would weigh on my conscience.
I have a large red oak that produces too many acorns; and we live adjacent to a green belt home to many squirrels. My observation is that acorns are not the squirrel favorite so they sample but drop most (maybe there is something else in the area they prefer). I would like to find a way to discourage acorn production to clean up the yard.
I have a large red oak that produces too many acorns; and we live adjacent to a green belt home to many squirrels. My observation is that acorns are not the squirrel favorite so they sample but drop most (maybe there is something else in the area they prefer). I would like to find a way to discourage acorn production to clean up the yard.
I think white oaks have acorns with lower tannins so they prefer those if they can get them.
I tried this while we were long-term horse camping in central CA---does the "Ishi" wilderness ring a bell to anyone? I knew they were a staple of the Native Americans so I was curious about it. My survival book had instructions. I smashed them with a hammer, boiled them quite awhile to get rid of the tannins. When dried, I added them to pancakes, bread and so forth and they were quite tasty.
We also ate young cattail roots which were really good too. As well as several wild young greens for salads.
Any of you doing any of this?
When I was in the 4th grade our teacher had us make acorn mush. We gathered the acorns and then shelled and ground them on a metate or morter. We leached the ground acorns in a hole lined with grass and cooked the meal over an open fire.
It tasted really bad, but it was a very fun learning experience. I can't say that I would ever eat acorns if there was anything else available.
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