Yeh. If you mash up acorns and steep them in hot water to leach out the bitter tannins several times, then dry the mash and grind it to a powder you can make protein rich acorn flour, which is probably the source of squirrel girls powers or something.
Acorns are a major source of food, especially fats and proteins, wherever oak trees flourish. Black bears in some regions may get a large portion of their calories from acorns. Reply #hexbear for more bearfax!
Have you ever tried it? I consider it from time to time, but it looks like a lot of work
My next dumpster neighbor is a squirrel and she gave me a bucket of acorns for Christmas. I'll give it a try and report back.
If you have a strong stomach you can just pop them open and eat them raw, though I wouldn't recommend eating more than a dozen or so. I like the taste of tannins and they're also good for getting your system flowing.
I'm in the middle of watching this series that @JillOfAllTrades@hexbear.net posted, it's pretty good.
https://hexbear.net/post/3616804
You need a good way of collecting acorns at the right time (especially if it's white oak), you need to keep them in cool dry storage (esp. white oak), and you need a good way to mash them and hold them in a container while you rinse them (esp. red oak).
I hope the squirrels can unionize one day because these working conditions look really hazardous.
@squirrel@hexbear.net come partake in some acorn cake it's a squirrel party!!! 🌰
Historically, grounded acorns were often used to adulterate bread, but i don't recommend unless you're a rodent.
Yeah, but it was a cheat since it was sold as wheat flour.
It is possible to make acorn bread by mixing up to 1/3rd acorn flour into other ones, but it is considered much worse in both quality and taste, though some people do like it and make it. But in past when white bread was actually too expensive to eat for most of population falsyfying it with acorns could get significant profits.
I know nothing about Marvel stuff but my friend was like “try this game, you liked Overwatch 1” and I’m like “Squirrel… Girl? What kind of a name is that, also a I AM HER”
Yeah’ there’s a marvel team shooter that came out recently that’s like Overwatch, but much better than Overwatch 2. I don’t know anything about marvel and I had a blast playing (as the furrry chars lawl)
