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Started by "Roger Whitehead"
Sun, 08 Sep 1996 00:00
Re: acorns as food - marginal
Author: "Roger Whitehead"
Date: Sun, 08 Sep 1996 00:00
Date: Sun, 08 Sep 1996 00:00
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> This leaching does not affect the protein content and some oaks such > as Q. gambeli are naturally low in tannins. According to the Livingstones' "Edible Plants & Animals" (Facts on File, 1993), Quercus alba acorns are very low in tannin and can be eaten raw. Also, they say, some Indian tribes mixed clay with acorn meal (about 1:20 ratio) to make it sweet and to help it rise, like bread, when cooked. Roger - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Roger Whitehead, Office Futures 14 Amy Road, Oxted, Surrey RH8 0PX, England Tel +44 1883 713074; Fax +44 1883 716793 rwhitehead@cix.compulink.co.uk) .
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