I was walking along and an Acorn landed near my feet. I looked arround for the Squirrel that threw it so maybe I could get him to throw more at me. The Acorns are falling
and it is time to collect them and make Acorn Frying Pan Bread, and other stuff from Acorns. Acorns are rich in Protein and also help keep the house warm while leaching them.
I collect the Red Oak Acorns because they are larger then the sweeter White Oak Acorns and I do not mind the extra leaching time as a result. Leaching is boiling the Acorns and changing the water until most of the Tannin is removed from the Acorns.
I put an empty PLASTIC CONTAINER about size that Ice Cream comes in on floor near my feet and crack acorns over it so they fall into bowl if bad and toss shells into it. I then put Acorn meats in a 2 cup meassuring cup to top edge on the table until measuring cup is full..

To LEACH ACORNS ~

EQUIPMENT NEEDED ~
2 POTS FULL OF WATER, COOKIE SHEET, COFFEE GRINDER, FLAT SPAGHETTI STRAINER, GLASS MEASURING CUP, BUTTER KNIFE, TV SET, LARGE FRYING PAN, 2 FLIPPER TURNERS, AND OF COURSE A STOVE TO COOK THE ACORNS ON UNLESS YOU ARE CAMPING. THEN YOU CAN COOK IT OVER A FIRE IN A FRYING PAN, OR ROLL THE ACORN BREAD AND WRAP IT ARROUND A STICK AND HOLD IT OVER A FIRE TURNING TILL DONE EVENLY. DO NOT USE PINE WOOD AS IT CONTAINS PINE TAR WHICH IS DANGEROIUS.


PUT A POT ON YOUR STOVE THAT WILL HOLD 6 CUPS WATER. ON BACK BURNER PUT A POT THAT WILL HOLD 2 TO 3 TIMES AS MUCH WATER. MORE MIGHT MAKE IT TOO HEAVY TO LIFT TO POUR BOILING WATER FROM BACK TO FRONT POT..

FIND TV MOVIE OR SHOW AND BRING WATER TO BOIL BEFORE IT BEGINS. AVOID PAID COMMERCIALS, AND PBS SHOWS AS YOU ARE USING COMMERCIALS AS A TIMER.

PUT 2 TO 3 CUPS ACORN NUT MEATS INTO THE BOILING WATER. WHEN THE COMMERCIAL COMES ON EVERY 15 MINUITES TURN WATER ON IN SINK AND USEING A FLAT STRAINER POUR WATER INTO SINK. SHAKE PAN WITH ACORNS A FEW TIMES AND PUT ON STOVE. FILL POT FROM HOT WATER IN LARGE POT BEHIND IT. FILL WITH MORE HOT WATER AND PUT BACK ON BACK BURNER. EVERY TIME A C0MMERCIAL COMES ON CHANGE THE WATER. REMEBER ACORNS CONTAIN TANNIC ACID WHICH IS WHAT YOU ARE BOILING OFF AND DRAINING AND IT WILL STAIN PORCELOON SO RUN WATER IN SINK WHEN POURING IT OFF. IF YOU FORGET PLUG SINK WHEN DONE LEACHING PUT SOME BLEACH AND HOT WATER TO FILL SINK AND LEAVE TILL STAEIN IS GONE.

STRAIN~POUR ACORN WATER INTO SINK EVERY TIME COMMERCIAL COMES ON TV MOVIE OR SHOW. PAID COMMERCIAL SHOWS AND PBS CAN MAKE TIMEING CONFUSING AS THEY DO NOT HAVE COMMERCIALS EVERY 15 MINUTES.

PUT GLASS MEASURING CUP IN SINK. POUR ACORN WATER INTO MEASURING CUP WHEN YOU POUR IT OFF ACORNS. WHEN YOU CAN START SEEING MEASURING NUMBERS THROUGH ACORN WATER ON OTHER SIDE POUR SOME ACORN WATER IN A CUP AND TASTE. IF IT DOES NOT TASTE BITTER IT SHOULD BE WELL LEACHED. THIS SHOULD TAKE 6 HOURS FOR RED OAK ACORNS / WHITE OAK ABOUT 4 HOURS OR SO CHANGING WATER EVERY 15 MINUTES.. Time is an illusion. Lunch time doubly so. With Acorns what is important is removing most of the Tannic Acid not the time it takes as different Acorns require different amounts of time to leach out the Tannin.

WHEN TANNIC ACID IS LEACHED ENOUGH THE ACORN WATER WILL NOT BE BITTER AND MAKES A NICE TEA. IF YOU WANT ACORN TEA WITHOUT ALL THE LEACHING TAKE A HANDFUL OF ACORN SHELLS AND PUT THEM INTO A PAN OF BOILING WATER AND BOIL UNTIL WATER IS DARK ENOUGH. REMOVE SHELLS. DO A TASTE TEST. YOUR TASTE WILL DEPEND ON HOW YOU LIKE IT.

WHEN THE ACORN WATER IS NOT BITTER AND MAKES A NICE TEA STREIN WATER OFF PAN INTO SINK AND SHAKE NUTS IN PAN.

TURN ON OVEN TO 200 DEGREES TO PREHEAT OVEN.

ADD BOILING WATER TO ACORNS AND BOIL ACORNS ONE MORE TIME FOR 15 MINUTES/1 COMMERCIAL WHILE OVEN PREHEATS..

STRAIN~POUR WATER OFF ACORNS. YOU CAN MAKE ANOTHER CUP OF TEA AND TASTE. NOT BITTER ~ GOOD IT'S DONE JUST RIGHT.

POUR ACORN MEATS ONTO AN UNOILED COOKIE SHEET. YOU ARE NOT COOKING THE ACORNS BUT DRYING THEM AT 200 DEGREES. LEAVE IN OVEN 2 HOURS OR UNTIL DRY ENOUGH FOR YOU. I FELL ASLEEP ONCE WHILE THEY WERE DRYING AND WHEN I WOKE UP THEY WERE DONE AND MY APARTMENT WAS REAL WARM. OH YES PUT A CONTAINER OF ICE CREAM IN YOUR REFRIGERATOR AND ALSO SOMETHING TO DRINK IN CASE YOU GET TOO HOT FROM ALL THE LEACHIUNG. IT WARMS UP MY HOUSE...

PUT ACORN MEATS IN A UNUSED COFFEE GRINDER OR ONE USED ONLY FOR ACORNS. YOU DO NOT GO OVER EDGE. PRESS TOP DOWN AND GRIND UNTIL NO CHUNKS VISIBLE. POUR INTO A CONTAINER. YOU NOW HAVE ACORN MEAL. ACORN MEAL DOES NOT CONTAIN GLUTIN. I USE FROSTING CONTAINERS TO PUT ACORN MEAL IN TO TRANSPORT.

ACORN BANNOCK / ACORN FRYING PAN BREAD


MIX TOGETHER 2 CUPS ACORN MEAL AND 2 OR 2 1/2 CUPS FLOUR DEPENDING ON YOUR TASTE.

WHEN ALL MIXED UP ADD 8 TABLESPOONS SUGAR to be sweet, 4 TEASPOONS BAKING POWDER, AND 4 TEASPOONS SALT. MIX EVERYTHING TOGETHER CLOCKWISE TO ADD POSITIVE ENERGY TO THE MIX.

SLOWLY ADD 1 TO 1 1/2 CUPS WATER STIRRING UNTIL YOU HAVE A DRY DOUGH THAT SPRINGS BACK WHEN PRESSED WITH THE BACK OF THE SPOON OR FORK YOU ARE MIXING IT WITH. MAKE SURE IT IS REAL MIXED UP. Your Punn here.

IN A LARGE FRYING PAN PUT HEAT 1 1/2 INCH OR 4 CM. CANOLA OIL FOR ACORN BREAD TO COOK IN. (THE OIL SHOULD GO HALF WAY UP THE LOAF WHEN YOU PUT ACORN LOAF IN). BEFORE PUTTING LOAF IN TEST OIL ~ TAKE A PINCH OF DOUGH AND PUT IT IN THE OIL. WHEN IT SIZZLES THE OIL IS HOT ENOUGH TO COOK THE ACORN BREAD.

MAKE A LOAF FROM THE DOUGH. ABOUT 3 INCHES TALL. REMEMBER IT WILL HAVE TO BE FRYED IN YOUR LARGE FRYING PAN. IF IT IS TOO LONG IT WILL BEND WHEN YOU HOLD IT SO REMAKE LOAF IF IT DOES..

COVER THE LOAF COMPLETELY WITH FLOUR. PUT FLOUR ON FLIPPER/TURNER THING. EASE THE LEAF INTO THE OIL AND LET
COOK. OIL SHOULD BE HALF WAY UP LOAF WHEN YOU PUT LOAF IN. BOIL UNTIL THE UNDERSIDE FEELS ROUGH AGAINST A BUTTER KNIFE.

PUT FLOUR ALL OVER EXPOSED PART OF ACORN LOAF AND ON ANOTHER METAL FLIPPER/TURNER AND PUT IT UPSIDE DOWN ON TOP OF ACORN LOAF. USING FIRST ONE ON BOTTOM TURN THE ACORN LOAF OVER.

CONTINUE TO COOK UNTIL BOTTOM FEELS ROUGH AGAINST A BUTTER KNIFE. IT MAY BE SLIGHTLY BURNED IF IN TOO LONG. IT USUALLY HAPPENS THE FIRST TIME TILL YOU KNOW THE TEXTURE APPEARENCE WHEN DONE.

REMOVE FROM FRYING POAN AND PUT IN CAKE PAN ON TABLE TO FINISH COOKING AND COOL. SHARE AND ENJOY ACORN FRYING PAN BREAD.

ACORN MUSHROOM GRAVEY

OH YES SAVE THE OIL. YOU WILL NOTICE A POWDER LIKE FLOATING IN IT. THAT IS ACORN MEAL FROM THE ACORN BREAD YOU JUST MADE. IT IS FOR TASTE AND TEXTURE. LEAVE IT IN THE OIL. YOU CAN NOW MAKE GOOD ACORN GRAVEY WITH IT.

ADD 1 ~ 8 OZ. OR MORE JARS OF MUSHROOMS. CAN USE0 CHOPPED FRESH MUSHROOMS IF YOU WANT. THE AMOUNT OF MUSHROOMS USED DEPENDS ON HOW YOU LIKE MUSHROOMS AND THEIR APPEARENCE IN THE ACORN GRAVEY.

STIR MUSHROOMS INTO THE OIL. NOW ADD1 CUP OR MORE FLOUR STIRRING CLOCKWISE UNTIL IT IS THICK ENOUGH AND YOU HAVE ACORN MUSHROOM GRAVEY. YOU CAN SPOON IT OVER THE ACORN BREAD, ACORN BREAD PUDDING, ACORN DRESSING, ACORN ROAST....

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Very interesting. Thanks Timeloyd.

I think people today, myself included, are too busy to prepare food like this. My mom's generation cooked from 'scratch', no semi prepared mixes for them. But, we are into quick or instant meals, or eating out. We live in a busy world and it takes up too much of 'ourselves' to keep up the pace.

I think we miss out on a lot. We need to slow down and enjoy nature...to explore more and 'spin' less. You have the right idea, my friend.

I feel rather silly....I didn't realize that acorns were even edible.
I have some that I raked up out of the yard but I put them in a pile by the creek for the wildlife....
Wonder if the squirrels would gang up on me if I went back and got some for myself?
Really, I am sure I will be picking up a lot more before the snow flies...sigh...
Thanks for the information, Timeloyd. I might just give this a try and see how it tastes.

I was riding my bike along and noticed some small Acorns on the ground that were about 1 inch across by about 1/2 inch. Too small to eat well the4y would be tedious shelling but I decided on another use for them.
They reminded me of the Lei I got made out of Nuts when I was in Haswaii in 1988. It is still in good condition. I deciderd that the small Acorns could be used for Acorn Beads and thus played arround with them and made an Acorn Necklace which turned into a Hat Band. So here is another use for Acorns.

~ ACORN BEADS AND JEWLERY ~

EQUIPMENT ~ Get yourself some Acorns about a large pocket full or more depending on how many you want to make and how big they are, 150 package of Pony Beads. They can be obtained in Plastic or Glass. I prefer the Glass Ones which are not bitter and have a smooth texture. Yes you can tell the difference by tasting them. I learned this at Rondezvous where everything had to be period (pre 1840) and Plastic trade goods were not allowed to trade. You also need a large eyed Tree Corner Point Leather Needle and some Waxed Nylon Thread / Artificial Sinew to string them on. You can rub Candle Wax over thread but I prefer Waxed Nylon / Artificial Sinew as it is stronger as it is several layers of Nylon thread waxed together. Thus you should burn the tips when done to keep it from unraveling.

For the Necklace I used 27 Acorns about 1 inch across by half an inch high. The lighter colored eye part that was covered by the cap is held on top. True it might move arround when wearing but that gives it character.
I used about 27 orange Pony Beads. I picked orange because it reminded me of turning leaves and I felt it looked good with the Acorns.

Now for todays Craft ACORN BEADS. When you find the Acorns you like go through them and get rid of any that have cracks, holes, don't look good ...
Try to get them all the same size. Hold the Acorn so that the eye is up.

To drill the Acorn use the Three Cornered Leather Needle. Decide where you want it to go below the eye and aim itacross towards the opposite side of the Acorn. Press Needle into the Acorn's thin shell moveing it in a clockwise circular motion rubbing the edge of the hole you are makeing until it is a little bit bigger then the Needle so it will be easy to pull the thread through. Moveing the Needle back and forth and arround push it through the Acorn moveing Needle from side to side and up and down till it starts to come through on the opposite side. Remove the Needle from the Acorn and put it in the Acorn where it came out. If off center or too low or high make hole bigger on one side to balance it rotateing the Needle.. Keep moveing Needle arround edge till hole is bit bigger then the Needle. Push Needle through Acorn and pull thread / artificial sinew in the Needle through the Acorn leaveing 2 inch at begining above knot next to Acorn for use in tying when the Necklace is done.

When you have gone through the Acorn with the thread put a Pony Bead on the Thread. If you want you can tie a knut next to the Acorn nut but make sure it's tight against the Acorn and slide the Pony Bead over it. Press Leather Needle into the next Acorn revolveing to creat a hole and string it as I mentioned. Tie another knut tight against the Acorn if you want. This is not neccessary as it requires patience but will add to it if done right and the knut is concealed by the Pony Bead which you put on next. Drill and add next Acorn until you have used 27 Acorns and 27 Pony Beads. How many knuts did you make? Except one at begining, and one at end I only did it after each Acorn before sliding the Pony Bead over the Knut and then adding the next Acorn. I did not do this the first time or when I don't want to do alot of knuttin.

When you get to the end tie a knut then put a Pony Bead on the thread / sinew and tie both ends of the thread / sinew into a knut so that the knut is hidden by the Pony Bead. If possible burn both ends down to keep from unraveling. If done right this will be hidden by the Pony Bead. It should be about 28 inches long or when tied 14 inches across.

You can change the length of it by makeing a triangle of the three end nuts above two opposite Pony Beads (second set) twisting the thread / artificial sinew arround below the Pony Beads. It should make a slight popping sound when it is tight enough. The three end Acorns will look like a Merdalion. I used 14 Acorns in my Wrist Bracelet. The number will very depending on the wrist ankle size. I used more on my Ankle Bracelet. Twist the three end Acorns twisting the thread below the second set of two opposite Pony Beads a couple of times till it makes a soft popping sound to keep it from falling off. Hmm I could probably make the Necklace into a Wrist Band by twisting it.

The advantage to this Acorn Jewelry is that the Acorns can be shelled and boiled for Tea in an emergency, and the nuts lerached and eaten..
I wonder if they would make good trade items. The Squirrels might spot them and follow you. I wonder what the Squirrels would trade for them.

Now you have another use for ACORNS. To MAKE ACORN JEWLERY.

I think it would be very pretty coiled and used for a candle base for the table. Maybe add a few Autumn leaves, not many but a few.

Blondie

The Acorn Candle holder gave me an idea. Thanks. My belt was wearing out at the holes and if I could make my HAT BAND made of 28 1 inch by 1/2 inch Acorns and 27 Pony Beads that I could also use as a Necklace with fastened ends twisted to make a Medalion as well as tighten the Hat Band. I then realized I could make it bigger and not fasten the ends and I would have an
ACORN BELT. I used 44 ACORNS and 43 Red, White, And Blue Pony Beads. You can adjust the number of Acorns, Beads alternating betwween them and Colors of beads to your size and color taste. I wear a size 38 but bigger in winter when I wear extra shirts, etc. in layers to help me stay warm so will have to make a bigger one for then. Anyway wrap the Artificial Sinew which comes in rolls arround your waist and add 2 feet onto it to see how much you need.
I tie a knut in the artificial Sinew / Waxed Nylon 2 inches up from end before putting it back against the roll to make the end easier toi find. If not knoitted on roll start out by tying a knut about 2 Inches from the end.. Put 2 more Knuts on top of the first one to keep the Acorn from sliding off of it.
Decide where in the side of Acorn you want hole and press the Needle into it wriggling arround and back and forth arround outside of hole tilll hole is bigger then the Needle so it and Artificial Sinew/ Waxed Nylon cahn go through it and inside Acorn pressing back and forth press the Needle through the Acorn. When tip starts comeing out opposite side reverse Needle and put into Acorn where it is comeing out. Continue through to entry hole. Reverse Needle and wriggling pull it and Artificial Sinew through the Acorn. Slide a Pony Bead arround the Needel and over the Artificial Sinew to the Acorn. I started tieing a Knut after each Acorn but it got tedious. I now do it at only at the begining about 2 inches into Artificial Sinew / Waxed Nylon and at end and if I decide to discontinue working on it for a bit so I do not loose the Needle nor does Acorn come off. Sliding a Pony Bead over the Needle and thread.Then add another Acorn. After going through with thread add Another Pony Bead, Acorn , Pony Bead, etc.... until you are almost out of length of Artificial Sinew, and Acorns to the last Acorn as possible makeing a couple more Knuts on top of the one against the Acorn. Do this as close as you can so the knut is against the Acorn. You may have to insert the Needle into the knut to pull it close to the Acorn.Tie knut three or four times on topo of each other so the Acorn will not slide arround too much and come off.
OIH Yes if joining two ends together as in Hat Band, Necklace or Wrist / Ankel Bracelet slide a bead after last Acorn and tie again so knut ends up inside the Bead. Twist above opposite beads to tighten or create Medalion.
Notice the Artificial Sinew / Waxed Nylon has started to fray at the ends. Get a candle if you are not useing waxed nylon / artificial sinew, or if it started to fray at the ends already. After rubbing wax on it dirrectly ior pulling over the candle rotating the sinew/nylon thread if necceary and it is already waxed and has not started to Fray and seperate Being real careful light the end with a match and blow it out before the flame reaches the knut. This will keep the end from Fraying more and coming unraveled so that the knut will come off and the Acorn belt may fall to pieaces. Hmmm coulds make an interesting story song idea.
TO FASTEN put BELT on and holding Acorns on each side from a few up from the end pull as tight soft popping sound or it is tight. Remember which direction you twisted it so you can it unfastened fast twisting in the opposite dirrectioin if you really have to ....It is done. AHO !
I was looking at my Bike Baskets and I got to thinking of making ACORN BIKE CHAINS makeing them a little bit longer say 70 Acorns and 69 Pony Beads or more fastening them to the inside front corner of basket twisting it arround itself and basket then to outside, along it and to back inside corner. Useing a seperate one on each side and one across the back it would look cool in a Parade. There would be just one problem. The Squirrels would take to following me arround and I dare not leave it setting out at night or they might start eating it. They already took a plastic labelkess frosting container containing 2 cups of Acorn Meal that had molded I discovered when I found it half eaten by them on the ground near my bike. Still maybe I could use Acorn Chains if in a Parade. I would have to remove if I leave the bike due to the squirrels probably wanting them and waiting for me to leave. AAHH WEELL It was an idea.
Oh yes Aho means Amen or So be it ~ in Native American. Aho !

IF STRANDED OR IN EMERGENCY YOU CAN USE THE ACORN BELT, JEWLERY, ETC. TO MAKE TEA FROM THE ACORN SHELLS AND LEACH THE ACORN NUTS AND MAKE ACORN FRYING PAN BREAD FROM THEM SO YOU WILL NOT BE HUNGRY FOR NUTTIN.

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Very cool, TimeLoyd. You are always thinking.

I should have figured it out the way the Squireels threw Acorn's at me but I act6ually discovered it by accident. A use for Acorns I had not thought of.
I had taken my Acorn Belt off and being lazy I lifted my arm over my head whirled it arround and let fly to the opposite side of the room. On it's way it hit the litght chain hanging from the ceialing and wrapped arround it continueing it's journey. Suddenly the light went out. The Acorn Belt had pulled on the chain and shut my light off.Then unwrapping it fell. I had discovered a new use for Acorn's. I had used my Acorn Belt to shut my light off? Well ya but also thev possibility of useing Acorns or rather my Acorn Belt coulod be used as a Weapon like a Bola.
I have therefor taken to holding it afew Acorns up from the end and swinging an Acorn Belt over my head until it gets going real fast and then as it swings back bring your arm out and to the right and let it fly momentum carrying it to the leftto the left side at a narrow object, narrow tree, bottle, etc, to get the hang of throwing it. It will wrap around and bring down your target. So if you see me throwing my waist I mean belt arround you iknow what I am doing. Yes I am using my Acorn Belt as an Acorn weapon.
An option would to be to throw it in front of Target so that it will step on the Acorns and beads and go flying tripping on them like bad guys did on Marbles in a movie I saw.
Hey Squirrels come and see what I can do with my Acorn Belt. Watch it moving, moving arround in a circle, See it, watch it, you are tired.Hey you arn't supposed to move like that.... Stop that .. I missed . Oh come on bring it back. I need more practice with my Acorn Belt.
Acorns can be carried for Good Luck, to preserve youthfulness, ward off illness, and incease sexual attractiveness. Necklaces of Acorns were worn to symbolize the furtile powers of nature. Acorns are also hung in windows to protect the house according to Magical Herbalism so considering all the Acorn Stuff I wear I sure must be lucky.

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That might make a cute kitty toy.
No, not as something to swing at them....lol....just something to pull along the floor that they can chase.


Be careful with that acorn belt thing , Timeloyd...it sounds like it could be dangerous...lol.

reminds me of when my grandchildren still lived here. We went to eat at restaurant on the coast and afterward went walking under a huge old Oak. The Acorns were still green but some were on the ground and we all picked them up and carried them home. On the way home I took out a felt tip pen and made little faces below the caps of the acorns. My grand kids loved it. That was over three years ago. Just the other day I pulled out the purse I was using on that day and there were some of the acorns we had gathered back then.

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You sound like a great grandmother, lots of fun. Good for you! By the way, I guess you clean out your purse as often as I do.

Well, I change them often and if there is anything in them I don't need in the next one it gets left behind so I am constantly exclaiming..."That's where that was!"