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   From Old School:

   Acorn Bread

   2 cups acorn meal

   1/2 cup milk (or water)

   1 tbsp. baking powder

   2 cups wheat flour

   3 tbsp. butter or olive oil

   1 egg (optional)

   Optional Sweeteners: Add 1/3 cup honey or maple syrup or sugar, if available.
   Preparation: Combine all the above ingredients and pour into a loaf pan.
   Cook : Bake at 400ºF for 30 minutes or until done. Yields a moist bread with a sweet nutty flavor.

   Lots of different ways to prepare acorn meal. Just be sure to soak the acorns in water to get rid of the tannic acid.

   October 16, 2012 at 2:38 pm
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   From Spoonman.:

   Use them in some high-temperature composting, which will kill the seeds.

   October 16, 2012 at 3:00 pm
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   From cm:

   Feed them to pigs in Spain they’re used to fatten swine; Jamon de Iberico is quite pricey.. :)

   October 16, 2012 at 3:31 pm
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   From SBV:

   My black lab ate a ton of acorns 3 years ago. Good lord the flatulence was horrendous. Had to leave her outside for about 36 hours. After that experience, I’m not sure I’m up to try acorn bread!

   October 16, 2012 at 3:49 pm
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   From toasty:

   you could always do it to get back at your dog!

   October 16, 2012 at 3:59 pm
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   From miss_msry:

   Just plant them. Somewhere. Not here.

   October 16, 2012 at 4:01 pm
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   From Old School:

   The tannic acid is what makes dogs sick when they eat acorns. If you soak the acorns in water, the tannic acid leaches out.

   October 16, 2012 at 4:28 pm
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   From movocelot:

   My dog likes to eat them after a a good roasting in the bon fire – like popcorn or ‘chestnuts roasting on an open fire.’

   October 16, 2012 at 6:04 pm
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   From Patrick:

   LMAO re: comment from SBV. Dog gas can take the paint off walls!

   October 16, 2012 at 6:15 pm
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    From Superdave:

    It’s called masting. Oak trees do it as a survival strategy. Good year = good acorn crop.

    And in Texas, we call them “ay-kerns.”

    October 16, 2012 at 6:30 pm
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    From hardworkingwoman:

    I am amazed at the acorns this year. They just keep falling and falling!!!!!!!!!! Calling all squirrels. Come to my house and eat them!

    October 17, 2012 at 1:49 pm