steve_b_wales Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 Has anyone tried eating Acorns? I know they have to have the tannin leached from them before they are safe to eat. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fatchap Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 If you google "can you eat acorns" it seems you can but the picture is clearly hazelnuts. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
old man Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 Best left for the squizzers Steve, hard on the teeth bot the Woodland Trust site has information. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
steve_b_wales Posted January 16 Author Share Posted January 16 3 minutes ago, fatchap said: If you google "can you eat acorns" it seems you can but the picture is clearly hazelnuts. I've looked it up, and there was a program on today where they were collected and eaten. I know that once the tannin has been boiled out of them, they are safe to eat. I'm planning on trying to roast a few. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
oldypigeonpopper Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 Hello, I thought you can make a drink with them after leeching and roasting and putting in grinder, Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Walker570 Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 I think we may be in a nuclear winter before I am forced to eat acorns. Too many about this winter making killing tree rats very difficult. Now roasted hazel nuts covered in dark chocolate ...... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
steve_b_wales Posted January 16 Author Share Posted January 16 42 minutes ago, oldypigeonpopper said: Hello, I thought you can make a drink with them after leeching and roasting and putting in grinder, I know that flour is made out of them and accordingly, its very nice. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GingerCat Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 The Germans used them to make a coffee in the war. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TIGHTCHOKE Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 12 minutes ago, GingerCat said: The Germans used them to make a coffee in the war. Yes, ersatz, but that was through necessity, not because they liked the taste! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GingerCat Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 27 minutes ago, TIGHTCHOKE said: Yes, ersatz, but that was through necessity, not because they liked the taste! Didn't think it was out of choice Quote Link to post Share on other sites
oldypigeonpopper Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 44 minutes ago, steve_b_wales said: I know that flour is made out of them and accordingly, its very nice. Hello, let us know how it goes Steve, and hope all is better with you and wife, cheers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
steve_b_wales Posted January 16 Author Share Posted January 16 1 minute ago, oldypigeonpopper said: Hello, let us know how it goes Steve, and hope all is better with you and wife, cheers It will later this year when I try them of course, but try them I will and will report my findings. Yes, we are getting there thanks. My wife has still lost the sense of taste and smell, and I've just got a slight chest problem, where I feel like someone is giving me a bear hug. I can't take deep breath's but my blood/oxygen levels are good. Thanks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JKD Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 3 hours ago, steve_b_wales said: Has anyone tried eating Acorns? I know they have to have the tannin leached from them before they are safe to eat. Surely, the best way to eat acorns is to eat the pigeons and squirrels that have already digested said acorns 🤔😁😂 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
steve_b_wales Posted January 16 Author Share Posted January 16 2 hours ago, JKD said: Surely, the best way to eat acorns is to eat the pigeons and squirrels that have already digested said acorns 🤔😁😂 True😀👍 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hafod Posted May 9 Share Posted May 9 On 16/01/2021 at 18:15, GingerCat said: The Germans used them to make a coffee in the war. Yeah i read that somewhere as well erztaz coffee or something it was called thats why german women went mad for amercian GI,s apparently for the coffee the fags and the nylons Like that old wartime saying one yank and there down lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ditchman Posted May 9 Share Posted May 9 didnt they make acetone from them during the 1st world war for munitions...........they used conkers as well Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Old Boggy Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 On 16/01/2021 at 18:15, GingerCat said: The Germans used them to make a coffee in the war. But there was always Baldrick’s coffee made from mud, using dandruff as a ‘Cunning Sugar Substitute’ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hafod Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 On 10/05/2021 at 07:01, Old Boggy said: But there was always Baldrick’s coffee made from mud, using dandruff as a ‘Cunning Sugar Substitute’ Lol permission to speak sir. I have a cunning plan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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