Is there any other use for acorns other than decorations or arts & crafts? Is there any type of food that you can make them into? There are acorns everywhere you step in my yard and I wanted to see if there was something I could do with them instead of hurting my feet!
2007-10-10 16:58:26 · 8 answers · asked by Purple Sparks 4 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
Acorns are very high in tannins, which make them very bitter and astringent when eaten raw. They need to be boiled or roasted, or both to make them palatable. The sweetest nuts come from the white, burr, and chestnut oaks. The black, pin, and red oak acorns are bitter.
To use: Collect the acorns in the fall, when ripe. Remove shells and caps. The shells will come off easier if you first slit them with a sharp knife. Boil the acorns whole for at least two hours, changing the water each time it becomes light brown in color. This boiling removes the bitterness and they become pleasantly sweet. You will find, after this boiling, that they are quite dark brown in color. Toast in a 350 degrees F oven for another hour. They can then be eaten as they are or ground into flour.
2007-10-10 17:03:15 · answer #1 · answered by HoneyBunny 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
What Are Acorns Used For
2016-10-13 23:14:25 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course they.. and in turn Obama is using them as well... Acorn promises things.. Obama is supposed to make it happen... Notice how no one really cares what is good for the country.. Just as long as Barry stays in the White house. Sad thing is.. all this intrigue and criminality.. it's working.. so far.!
2016-03-13 08:05:46 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Grow more mighty oaks? Actually, they are edible, you'll just have to find some recipes. I know acorn bread is popular in some parts of the U.S.
2007-10-10 17:01:51 · answer #4 · answered by RayeKaye 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here are a couple of web sites:
http://plantanswers.tamu.edu/recipes/squirrel.html
http://www.prodigalgardens.info/acorn%20recipes.htm
2007-10-10 17:02:41 · answer #5 · answered by Howard H 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the earth needs them back ,,just scoop them up and take them to a Forrest or wet lands area and pour them out in different areas ,,the earth is actually running low on hard woods and they need to be replanted.
2007-10-10 17:12:53 · answer #6 · answered by raindovewmn41 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Just leave them, the squirrels eat them.
2007-10-10 17:01:31 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
growing trees...
2007-10-10 17:01:14 · answer #8 · answered by ! 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋