Just wonderin
2007-11-26 10:16:23 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
Yes, you can eat acorns, but you need to ground and wash the acorn meal a few times to wash away the bitter tannins.
In the US, Native Americans used acorns as part of their food supply.
Here's a website with acorn recipes: http://plantanswers.tamu.edu/recipes/squirrel.html
2007-11-26 10:25:45 · answer #1 · answered by Dave C 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
What > > >????
why did you word the question that way...??
" An acorn does NOT eat "
as for IF it is eatable...
YES
but it requires work...
they have a lot of Tannic acid,, Like many other foods
artichokes asparagus etc. they need to boiled maybe roasted too...
check your local Boy Scouts and American Indian Counsel..
They may have cook books
survival tricks...
2007-11-26 10:43:46 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, the acorn is edible, but it has a terrible taste, but you can boil them to take out the bad taste (tannins). The American Indians boiled and crushed them into a paste and used it as a spread. They also dried the paste to make flour.
2007-11-26 10:29:39 · answer #3 · answered by Benjamin B 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
yes you can eat acorns. they were a staple of Indian diet. special processing is required to remove harmful levels of tannins so don't try eating them on your own.
2007-11-26 10:27:50 · answer #4 · answered by snow 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yep, it's edible.
http://209.85.165.104/search?q=cache:uwcM8Gs2TI4J:www.californiaoaks.org/ExtAssets/acorns_and_eatem.pdf+acorn+shell+eat&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=3&gl=us
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2007-11-26 10:26:48 · answer #5 · answered by Clare 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't think IT is able to eat, but I think you are able to eat it. Not sure...
2007-11-26 10:22:41 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only if you are a squirrel.
2007-11-26 10:28:38 · answer #7 · answered by Tex S 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋