Heart to Hearth Cookery

Grinding acorn flour

Steps 1 and 2 of my processing two varieties of white acorns into acorn flour are in previous posts on my blog.  (Just click on the word acorn flour on the category list to the right)  After the acorn meats were leached of their tannins, the wet acorns were allowed to dry completely in the sun.  There was minimum chaff to be removed and then I stored the dried nuts.  The day after Thanksgiving, I started grinding the acorns into flour as you can see in the picture.  I used a large rock that was hollowed in the center and this hollow will become deeper and even more functional as I continue with my grinding.  I made two tablespoonsful in my afternoon demonstration!

The processing of acorn flour will now be added to my Lenape Foodways program available through the Pennsylvania Humanities Council Commonwealth Speakers( www.pahumanities.org/resources/speakers.php )

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Wanishi!