I've processed acorns and made some really delicious bread with the flour. The taste is sweet, similar to a chestnut, and it is VERY filling. When processing acorns, patience is NOT optional if you want to eventually see,(and taste), the fruits of your labor. When it is all said and done you will find that was worth it. Also, the "Tannin Water" CAN be saved and used to tan leather, although it takes much longer to Oak-tan leather than to Brain-tan it. The "Tannin Water" can also be used for various medicinal needs as well. During the Winter, some early Native-American tribes would use acorns as a source of protien to supplement their diets when wild game was scarce, or exclusively when meat was non-existent. Of these tribes, many were able to meet their nutritional needs and make it through a hard winter with the help of acorns.
I've processed acorns and made some really delicious bread with the flour. The taste is sweet, similar to a chestnut, and it is VERY filling. When processing acorns, patience is NOT optional if you want to eventually see,(and taste), the fruits of your labor. When it is all said and done you will find that was worth it. Also, the "Tannin Water" CAN be saved and used to tan leather, although it takes much longer to Oak-tan leather than to Brain-tan it. The "Tannin Water" can also be used for various medicinal needs as well. During the Winter, some early Native-American tribes would use acorns as a source of protien to supplement their diets when wild game was scarce, or exclusively when meat was non-existent. Of these tribes, many were able to meet their nutritional needs and make it through a hard winter with the help of acorns.