on 3/12/2001 9:11 AM, ardeith l carter at [log in to unmask] wrote:

> As for acorns.....they must be soaked to remove the
> tannins which taste too bitter to eat.....but they are
> nutritious......native peoples have used the acorn
> wherever oak trees grow....

Where can I find out more about this? My neighbour has a huge oak tree that
hangs mostly over my yard, which means I get most of the leaves and the
acorns to clean up (well, the acorns that the squirrels don't fling at my
car, anyway). I'd always heard acorns were poisonous (at least to dogs) so I
try to clean them up quickly and toss them out.

I'd be interested to know if there's something else I can do with them.

Irene