2006-09-19 12:55:56 · 19 answers · asked by Me 2 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
Yes they can, but they are very bitter. Boiling them helps.
2006-09-19 12:58:23 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
In some human cultures, acorns once constituted a dietary staple, though they are now generally only a very minor food. Acorns contain bitter tannins. The acorns of white oaks, being much lower in tannins, are nutty in flavour, which is enhanced if the acorns are given a light roast before grinding. Tannins can be removed by boiling chopped acorns in several changes of water, until water no longer turns brown. Acorns from red oaks are nasty! Acorns were once a staple in the Native American diet.
2006-09-19 19:23:43 · answer #2 · answered by Sunshine 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
WOW, Me!
We used to eat them when we were kids! My Grandparents live in SC, and one of the trees in their yard dropped a lot of acorns. We would break them open and eat them because, well, we were kids.
They tasted horribly bitter and nutty, but we didn't get sick or die.
Thanks for the memory! I am remembering that taste right now, as well as the dirt roads, and being a kid!
2006-09-19 13:12:35 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Native Americans used to use acorn flour.
2006-09-19 13:07:08 · answer #4 · answered by Karla R 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, you can take them out of the hard shell, toast them in the oven and grind them all up to make a flour and then use the flour in Muffins, or bread. You can also sprinkle the toasted ground up acorns, over your cereal. After toasted you can eat them like nuts. Yum, yum. Eat them with honey.
2006-09-19 13:03:22 · answer #5 · answered by Norskeyenta 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes
2006-09-19 13:04:50 · answer #6 · answered by PrincessBule7 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are extremely bitter. Boiling or roasting them improves the taste.
Tom Brown wrote a guide to edible wild plants. It even has some recipes. Pine needle tea, anyone?
2006-09-19 13:00:17 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ugh! My son said "yes, try it". Trusting him, I did and my mouth suffered - it was bitter and nasty!!! BUT, I understand it has been used as a flour and if boiled or baked loses it's bitterness. Myself, I wouldn't recommend it unless it is to survive after a natural disaster.
2006-09-19 13:35:57 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes Raw they are pretty bitter. Cooked a bit better, also you can make a flour out of them.
2006-09-19 17:20:25 · answer #9 · answered by Celtic Tejas 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes but they are very very bitter. Rarely an oak tree will produce sweet edible nuts but it almost never happens.
2006-09-19 12:59:25 · answer #10 · answered by John 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋