Beloved thank you for this video. I have a tree at my gate and people told me it was poisonous and so each year it was annoying getting rid of bucket loads of this but one day i looked at the tree and decided to do some research and here i am. This year i have collected bucket already. I am off tomorrow to get some bigger ones from another tree in my area that is low. I haven't eaten them as yet but i am looking forward to making them safe and using them as my new flour source there are a row of trees on my road and in my area.
Thankyou, thankyou, thankyou. I know to grind them with stones and blend them in a blender but camping... a Grater. That is the quiet, simple way. Love it. I have hot processed several batches but wanted to know cold for camping. I like the taste and this will improve my possibilities. Thankyou for posting!
@@lifeingreece After reading this post, I tried it, the fastest leach time ever-cold- overnight in the fridge, 3 changes of water. Then I put the lemon zester in my camping pack.
Love it! We live in the south of Spain, amidst acorn-woods, and last year I started to collect acorns which resulted in a small bucket of very well dried acorns still in their shell. Not it 's time to go experimenting (and going after your book!).
This is a wonderful video.And I've watched several of your others too, and feel very inspired and amazed by your work and progress. It's wonderful what you have accomplished and are saving the oaks on your island. We have a variety of Burr Oak where I live in Vermont (USA) and I might try and gather some of the nuts if I can find them before the deer eat them all!
Lovely to chance upon your video, Marcie! I am currently cold-water leaching some 5kg of shelled white oak acorns. I will use them as acorn flour for baking sourdough bread. I see that you grind your acorns before drying them. I plan to dehydrate them whole, then store them in jars and only grind them whenever i need some flour. Incidentally, i find that a powerful blender suffices to 'mill' the acorns into flour, fine enough for my purpose. Have you created anything interesting with the tannic acid-water?
Hi, I like all if your acorn videos. I was wondering what you can do with the tannine water. Can you post an update and talk about the uses of the water? Thank you
The tannin water is an antiseptic astringent. Native Americans used it for wounds. Tannin is toxic in large quantities so any uses should not be taken orally. I am overwhelmed with the renovation it I will be adding more how to videos concerning acorns. Thanks for watching!
Thank you! I live in the US and my acorns have a pappery skin on the that is very hard to remove... I'm wondering if I can leave it on? I think I did the first year I processed my acorns into flour which turned out delicious..... Thank you so much! Lori- 🧡🌹
Thanks for this excellent video. I have a thin shell acorn and thick. I noticed as shelling, with the thin shelled ones, the flesh is white then quickly turns brown. Does that matter? Can I still use them?
Thanks for your dedication to this important food. I've been using acorn starch from Korea and some small processing. I'm going to start processing acorns in bulk. as my people say, Food is our medicine and medicine is our food. wlalamekw8gon nig8na, wawasalmegwadich wji kia
Beloved thank you for this video. I have a tree at my gate and people told me it was poisonous and so each year it was annoying getting rid of bucket loads of this but one day i looked at the tree and decided to do some research and here i am. This year i have collected bucket already. I am off tomorrow to get some bigger ones from another tree in my area that is low. I haven't eaten them as yet but i am looking forward to making them safe and using them as my new flour source there are a row of trees on my road and in my area.
Wonderful!
Thanks for taking the time to create the video. Trying to prepare for hard times around here and acorns are something I'm trying this year
Thanks for watching! Acorns are high in fiber and nutritive calories and are certainly a sensible solution for the future.
Thank you, Marcie 👍🏼. I currently have 8 tubs of leaching acorns on my kitchen island. This is my first year making acorn flour.
Do you know what type of acorns they are?
@@lifeingreece I had two kinds of White Oak-Swamp and Burr, and just a little Red Oak. Burr Oak I liked the best because of the larger sweeter meats).
Thankyou, thankyou, thankyou. I know to grind them with stones and blend them in a blender but camping... a Grater. That is the quiet, simple way. Love it. I have hot processed several batches but wanted to know cold for camping. I like the taste and this will improve my possibilities. Thankyou for posting!
You could use a hand-grater while camping to prep acorns, I had not thought of that!
@@lifeingreece After reading this post, I tried it, the fastest leach time ever-cold- overnight in the fridge, 3 changes of water. Then I put the lemon zester in my camping pack.
Great news - I love that my experimenting in the kitchen here in Greece has led to a new way to eat acorns while camping!
Thank you very informative regarding the process. Those recycled washing machine glass doors make perfect bowls!
Love it! We live in the south of Spain, amidst acorn-woods, and last year I started to collect acorns which resulted in a small bucket of very well dried acorns still in their shell. Not it 's time to go experimenting (and going after your book!).
Acorn flour is great for thickening the gravy at Christmas!
This is a wonderful video.And I've watched several of your others too, and feel very inspired and amazed by your work and progress. It's wonderful what you have accomplished and are saving the oaks on your island. We have a variety of Burr Oak where I live in Vermont (USA) and I might try and gather some of the nuts if I can find them before the deer eat them all!
Thank you! I’m glad you are following my work.
Going to give this a shot for the first time. We have had two big rain years and acorns are very large and plentiful this year.
It’s super easy - happy acorn eating.
I love your bowls
My bowls are the windows of front-loading washing machines that have been thrown away!
Are those ducklings I hear calling out in the background? Lol
Good video, btw.
No ducklings here but plenty of birds in the surrounding trees! Thanks for watching.
Correction 11m30s acorns soaked for 20 hours NOT 2 hours
thank you
Lovely to chance upon your video, Marcie! I am currently cold-water leaching some 5kg of shelled white oak acorns. I will use them as acorn flour for baking sourdough bread. I see that you grind your acorns before drying them. I plan to dehydrate them whole, then store them in jars and only grind them whenever i need some flour. Incidentally, i find that a powerful blender suffices to 'mill' the acorns into flour, fine enough for my purpose. Have you created anything interesting with the tannic acid-water?
The tannin water makes a good mordant for natural dying.
Do we have to dry the acorns first or can we just go straight to soaking?
You can go straight to soaking. The leached acorn can then be dried or frozen for later use.
Thanks for watching!
@@lifeingreece great! Thanks for the swift reply ❤️
Hi, I like all if your acorn videos. I was wondering what you can do with the tannine water. Can you post an update and talk about the uses of the water? Thank you
The tannin water is an antiseptic astringent. Native Americans used it for wounds. Tannin is toxic in large quantities so any uses should not be taken orally. I am overwhelmed with the renovation it I will be adding more how to videos concerning acorns. Thanks for watching!
Thank you! I live in the US and my acorns have a pappery skin on the that is very hard to remove... I'm wondering if I can leave it on? I think I did the first year I processed my acorns into flour which turned out delicious..... Thank you so much! Lori- 🧡🌹
Leave it on! It will give your flour a darker color.
Thanks for this excellent video. I have a thin shell acorn and thick. I noticed as shelling, with the thin shelled ones, the flesh is white then quickly turns brown. Does that matter? Can I still use them?
They turn tan coloured, that is fine. Only if they get moldy do they need to be thrown out.
Does drying make them easier to crack?
Drying is mostly for storing long term. The dry shells do crack off the acorns more easily.
Thanks for your dedication to this important food. I've been using acorn starch from Korea and some small processing.
I'm going to start processing acorns in bulk.
as my people say, Food is our medicine and medicine is our food.
wlalamekw8gon nig8na, wawasalmegwadich wji kia
Can anyone tell me if You dehydrate them if they turn black. The whole thing turns black on the inside. Is that a good or a bad sign.
What species of trees are your acorns from? You might be drying them out too much.
roasting your acorns with sunlight is a gangster move, i aspire to be as wise as you
Thanks for watching !
You should remove the seed coat.
It’s not necessary with these acorns. The seed coat sticks to the shells when they are dried. Thanks for watching