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RonZombie |
acorn flour
Dec 1 2008, 10:09 PM EST
A good source locally available starches in north america and europe are accorns. collect some accorns shell them grind them up and then place the mush in a cloth rinse with warm water to leach out the tannins (which make the accorns bitter and cause issues with with nutrient absorption in the human body) using the cloth to help wring out the excess water. repeat process until the mash is no longer bitter. then air the the results. Then if the results are course the can be ground more finely with a food processor or a flour mill. it can be used to making breads, polenta, and porridge.
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1. RE: acorn flour
Dec 1 2008, 10:17 PM EST
Awesome! Isn't there also a type of coffee-drink that can be made from acorns? I think it's Chicory but I'm not too sure.
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2. RE: acorn flour
Dec 2 2008, 2:57 AM EST
i learned that in 5th grade, hahha good survival skill (acorn mush doesn't taste too good, needs more salt my opion) the Native Americans used it in their daily lives, also they used Yukata plant's resin (i think or was it flax) to make bow strings and other rope items
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4. RE: acorn flour
Dec 2 2008, 12:05 PM EST
¿The shells? ¿Or the meat inside?Having eaten acorn bread myself, I found it a little gritty, but not bad. And it may have been gritty based on my lack of skill, rather than any inherent problem with the foodstuff… Do you find this valuable? |
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RonZombie |
5. RE: acorn flour
Dec 2 2008, 3:17 PM EST
the nut meat sorry I wasnt more clear
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6. RE: acorn flour
Dec 2 2008, 8:25 PM EST
"Yucca?"yeah sorry, its a plant Do you find this valuable? |
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7. RE: acorn flour
Dec 3 2008, 12:25 AM EST
"Yucca?"Yucca trees, they look like a little spiky bush with a tree poking out. http://www.texasbeyondhistory.net/villagers/cordmarked/images/yucca4-sm.jpg When they tree grows and flowers, the plant itself dies. There are many of them here in CA, and in most deserts I believe there is also something similar with thicker and more rigid leaves, called a sword plant Do you find this valuable? |
