Harvesting and Eating Acorns

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In this video, I'll show you how to harvest, dry, shell, and leech acorns. I'll demonstrate this method using red oak acorns--notoriously the MOST bitter and difficult to leech--and you'll see how easy it really is. Follow me through the steps of a quick acorn flour cold-leech percolation method for large batches, inspired by a time-tested Hupa method.
Check out T. Abe Lloyd's blog where he also details this method: arcadianabe.blo...

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1 окт 2024

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@10laws2liveby Год назад

I especially like your comment about having consideration for the animals that rely on acorns for their food source. Thank you

@foragerphillips 2 года назад

Great job! You're very good at explaining things. All your "Skills from the Hills" videos provide a lot of information. I harvest mossycup oaks (Quercus macrocarpa) here in Michigan, along with a few other species.

@alishahuff5846 2 года назад

Awesome video! 👌 you have the teaching gift

@dottydee4107 Год назад

HELP PLEASE!!! Hello everyone. I have had the idea of creating acorn flour and have watched many YT videos. I have the white acorns available. I have noticed on the raw nut that has not been dried either in sunshine or dehydrator, there are some black spots on the outside of the shelled nuts or on either side of the two halves. Is this mould? If so, can I simply cut the mouldy section out, or do I need to throw the whole nut away, that would be so wasteful ☹ Many thanks!!!!!

@jowo8862 Год назад

Hi, may I ask, how did you go across getting acorns from people's lawns? Did you just take the acorns alone or did you also rake the leaves, etc?

@MinkTracks Год назад

I went up and knocked in their doors in situations where I wasn’t sure and I just asked if I could pick up the acorns. I didn’t take the leaves. In some cases the acorns fall onto those strips of grass between the sidewalk and the road. In those cases I only ask if someone is clearly around and might be bothered by it.

@jowo8862 Год назад

@@MinkTracks that's super interesting, you seem like a really outgoing person. I'll definitely check out your other videos

@jowo8862 Год назад

@@MinkTracks just saw you posted some dandelion videos, that's awesome! I'm trying to learn tips and tricks on foraging

@MinkTracks Год назад

@@jowo8862 Awesome! There are lots of good resources out there. I’ve even found a local Facebook group for foragers in my region. There are probably similar things in your region

@jowo8862 Год назад

@@MinkTracks wow, I'll definitely look around.

@someuser4166 Год назад

The toilet idea is really smart even though it does slightly gross me out

@MinkTracks Год назад

That’s what I said when someone told me about it! It takes a little getting used to hahaha XD

@nataliegist2014 Год назад

If the nut turns black after drying are they good to eat?

@MinkTracks Год назад

Mine turned a very dark brown and were fine. It’s probably the tannins that cause that to happen. As long as they’re not moldy I would say go for it. Make sure you leech the tannins though or they will be soooo bitter

@Marco-C- Год назад

Hey, while oaks are having a good year here in Germany me and my class desided to learn how to make acorns edible. After cracking our harvest open we found a lot of them having dark blackish spots on them. You mentioned in your video, that already cracked nuts are likely to be rotten. Are those black spots a sign for that and are the acrons still edible or do we have to throw them away? Greetings, Marco.

@MinkTracks Год назад

Hey great question, and so cool to hear you are doing that with your class! In my opinion everyone should learn these life skills. :) It sounds like you got to them a little to late. My experience has been that I have to be pretty proactive and really notice when the acorns start to fall in order to get the good ones. Check out the start of this video, it might help you: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE--r_jEKMBjFI.html

@Marco-C- Год назад

Thank you for your quick answer! I think we have to do another turn into the woods and harvest some more good ones, then. It isn't like my pupils don't enjoy those trips :) The water bucket test seems very evecktive. I will definitely try that! Again, thank you