Comments on: Comment of the Day: Bumper Crop http://swamplot.com/comment-of-the-day-bumper-crop/2012-10-16/ Houston, Texas real estate development, home buying, landscape, and design Fri, 24 May 2013 00:38:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: hardworkingwoman http://swamplot.com/comment-of-the-day-bumper-crop/2012-10-16/#comment-296362 hardworkingwoman Wed, 17 Oct 2012 18:49:16 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=48525#comment-296362 I am amazed at the acorns this year. They just keep falling and falling!!!!!!!!!! Calling all squirrels. Come to my house and eat them! I am amazed at the acorns this year. They just keep falling and falling!!!!!!!!!! Calling all squirrels. Come to my house and eat them!

]]> By: Superdave http://swamplot.com/comment-of-the-day-bumper-crop/2012-10-16/#comment-295572 Superdave Tue, 16 Oct 2012 23:30:03 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=48525#comment-295572 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." 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.”

]]> By: Patrick http://swamplot.com/comment-of-the-day-bumper-crop/2012-10-16/#comment-295565 Patrick Tue, 16 Oct 2012 23:15:53 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=48525#comment-295565 LMAO re: comment from SBV. Dog gas can take the paint off walls! LMAO re: comment from SBV. Dog gas can take the paint off walls!

]]> By: movocelot http://swamplot.com/comment-of-the-day-bumper-crop/2012-10-16/#comment-295548 movocelot Tue, 16 Oct 2012 23:04:21 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=48525#comment-295548 My dog likes to eat them after a a good roasting in the bon fire - like popcorn or 'chestnuts roasting on an open fire.' My dog likes to eat them after a a good roasting in the bon fire – like popcorn or ‘chestnuts roasting on an open fire.’

]]> By: Old School http://swamplot.com/comment-of-the-day-bumper-crop/2012-10-16/#comment-295457 Old School Tue, 16 Oct 2012 21:28:45 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=48525#comment-295457 The tannic acid is what makes dogs sick when they eat acorns. If you soak the acorns in water, the tannic acid leaches out. The tannic acid is what makes dogs sick when they eat acorns. If you soak the acorns in water, the tannic acid leaches out.

]]> By: miss_msry http://swamplot.com/comment-of-the-day-bumper-crop/2012-10-16/#comment-295444 miss_msry Tue, 16 Oct 2012 21:01:04 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=48525#comment-295444 Just plant them. Somewhere. Not here. Just plant them. Somewhere. Not here.

]]> By: toasty http://swamplot.com/comment-of-the-day-bumper-crop/2012-10-16/#comment-295440 toasty Tue, 16 Oct 2012 20:59:47 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=48525#comment-295440 you could always do it to get back at your dog! you could always do it to get back at your dog!

]]> By: SBV http://swamplot.com/comment-of-the-day-bumper-crop/2012-10-16/#comment-295428 SBV Tue, 16 Oct 2012 20:49:28 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=48525#comment-295428 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! 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!

]]> By: cm http://swamplot.com/comment-of-the-day-bumper-crop/2012-10-16/#comment-295406 cm Tue, 16 Oct 2012 20:31:44 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=48525#comment-295406 Feed them to pigs in Spain they're used to fatten swine; Jamon de Iberico is quite pricey.. :) Feed them to pigs in Spain they’re used to fatten swine; Jamon de Iberico is quite pricey.. :)

]]> By: Spoonman. http://swamplot.com/comment-of-the-day-bumper-crop/2012-10-16/#comment-295377 Spoonman. Tue, 16 Oct 2012 20:00:44 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=48525#comment-295377 Use them in some high-temperature composting, which will kill the seeds. Use them in some high-temperature composting, which will kill the seeds.

]]> By: Old School http://swamplot.com/comment-of-the-day-bumper-crop/2012-10-16/#comment-295367 Old School Tue, 16 Oct 2012 19:38:51 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=48525#comment-295367 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. 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.

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