Comments on: Acorns and the Forager’s Dilemma

By: Acorn Recipes | A Fundamentalist Druid in America

Acorn Recipes | A Fundamentalist Druid in America — Tue, 01 May 2012 13:28:19 +0000

[...] and Acorn Cookies, among others), including from people who know food much better than I do, like Hank Shaw (yet another “local”), who also gives recipes for Acorn Flour Cake, Grouse Soup, Acorn [...]

By: John Ratliff

John Ratliff — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:58:32 +0000

Dallas, Ft. Worth and South Texas has post oak trees. Not too bitter like a live oak. Try Post Oak acorns. Also, take the caps off the nuts, drop the nuts in a bucket of water. The ones that float are bad ones. The ones that sink are good, no worms. Chow.

By: Foodie Tuesday: The Element of Surprise | kiwsparks

Foodie Tuesday: The Element of Surprise | kiwsparks — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 14:51:47 +0000

[...] industrious as is required for the long and involved process of soaking out the tannins and preparing the acorns for consumption when I don’t even know how successfully I’ll use the flour, let alone how compellingly [...]

By: Laura

Laura — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 20:03:02 +0000

Thank you so much for posting this! My family and I moved to our home last winter. The lot has a huge oak tree in the front yard that dumps oodles of acorns all over the place. I thought that there might be a use for them and I’m so happy I stumbled upon your website!! I’m looking forward to trying out some recipes! And most definitely will be one of your followers! I love your style of writing!! Thanks again!

By: The Mom Chef ~ Taking on Magazines One Recipe at a Time

The Mom Chef ~ Taking on Magazines One Recipe at a Time — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 18:33:46 +0000

The constant clunk of acorns falling on my roof led me to thinking that there HAD to be something constructive I could do with them. Hence a google search and, voila, a Hank discovery. I’m a follower now. Thanks for showing me a way to use these otherwise lethal missiles from above. Plus, I’m on the east coast so am blessed with the white oak (lucky me!).

By: Joey

Joey — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 20:35:13 +0000

Hello Hank,

I just found your site and am truly excited. In about a month, I am leaving corporate world for that of permaculture/wildcrafting/love all things cooking and food. Thank you for all the lovely info! It will come in good use as I further re-orient towards a more natural life and away from chasing paychecks.

Best,
Joey

By: Patti

Patti — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 20:31:15 +0000

Have you seen this pickled acorn recipe?

http://www.eatweeds.co.uk/spiced-pickled-acorns#more-829

By: Kevin Taylor

Kevin Taylor — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 10:54:44 +0000

Spenceviile Wildlife Area still has TONS of acorns laying around, if anybody was interested. Picked up a few myself earlier in the week. Positivly no ducks or squirrels though!

By: hank

hank — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 19:23:23 +0000

Carina: I will definitely answer those questions in the last of the three acorn posts, which is coming later this week. Short answer: Green ones are OK, as are sprouted ones…