Acorn Coffee

Preparation info
    • Difficulty

      Easy

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By Roger Phillips

Published 1986

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This is a very traditional wild food recipe and yet it is not one that is much used. Acorns contain a large amount of tannin and when eaten raw they have a bitter taste and an astringent effect on the mouth. North American Indians of many tribes made use of acorns from one or other of the American oaks, but first they took steps to r