On Wed, 22 Oct 2003 22:25:03 -0500, jmcquown wrote:

> Squirrels certainly like them! But seriously, North American Indians often
> used acorns to make a flour. Check this web-site for details:

They were ground and used as a coffee substitute in Germany during WWII.


To remove the bitter chemicals, just soak them for around 24 hours in water
(keep changing the water until it doesn't colour anymore).
Then you can either roast&grind them for coffee, or puree as abasis for
vegetable pates and dips etc.
I must admit I've never tried them myself.

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Tim.

If the human brain were simple enough that we could understand it, we would
be so simple that we couldn't.