With enough processing, acorns can be transformed into a uniquely flavored flour. (Marcus Schneck, [email protected]) A bountiful crop of acorns in many areas of Pennsylvania this fall makes for ...

The acorn (Quercus) is a vital wild edible survival food available in the fall, but requires proper preparation for consumption. These bitter nuts can be collected from the ground or oak trees. After ...

Acorns, once released of their tannins, are remarkably sweet foods. They’re filled with amazingly high quantities of sugars, fiber, carbohydrates, fat and protein. They have a flavor somewhat ...

In late fall, the parched hills of Northern California are wilting hot, but relief can be found in the dark patches of shade cast by towering native oaks. Some are hundreds of years old, with ...

Another year of cooking, experiments, and insights, and I still don't think I've come even close to unlocking the potential of acorns. Yes, acorns. You know, those things that fall from oak trees? You ...

John Slattery, the Sonoran Herbalist, is bringing his knowledge of our native flora back to the Food Conspiracy Co-op, and this time it’s all about the acorns. You might think of these little nuts as ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Lots of acorns make it to the ground during the fall season. WDRB’s Keith Kaiser spent the morning learning all about the acorn or oaknut from the Hungry Forager. George ...

In Lincoln Smith’s basement, shiny, solid Red Oak acorns dry in racks stacked up to the ceiling. A bucket of Sawtooth acorns—a failed storage attempt—sit next to his refrigerator, the contents chewed ...

“I’ve already gathered over 150 pounds of acorns this season alone,” says Myles C. Green, a Teaching Fellow for the Program of Negotiation at Harvard Law School and an active member of the New England ...

It’s September, and the snaps and cracks echoing from the ground can mean just one thing: acorn time! Yes, you can eat them, and yes, they do have a distinctive flavor. But before you get too excited ...