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!
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.
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).
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!
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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 do have a strong stomach! I will try this
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).