[Leica] Acorns

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Thanks, Larry, but we have plenty of acorns here!  I haven't tried making
bread with them yet and don't think I will based on your experience.  It's
about time for the pecans to start falling from our trees.  That will keep
me busy for awhile!

Tina

On Sat, Aug 28, 2010 at 12:57 PM, Lawrence Zeitlin <lrzeitlin at 
gmail.com>wrote:

> More trivial non-Leica worthy photos from the neighborhood. August still
> has
> a few days to go and the ground is covered with acorns. I don't know if the
> hot weather had anything to do with it but when we get an early acorn fall
> it generally means a long, cold winter. I wonder if the "Farmer's Almanac"
> has a proverb about that.
>
>
> When acorns this size fall from a tall oak tree they can put a sizable dent
> in the roof of your car.
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Larry+Z/Acorns+1.JPG.html
>
> High winds knocked off a few twigs.
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Larry+Z/Acorns+2.JPG.html
>
>
> A number of years back my wife tried making acorn bread like the pioneers.
> The acorns have to be boiled first to get rid of the strong tannin taste,
> then shelled,  dried, and pounded into flour. It makes a brown bread that
> might be OK if you were starving. We never tried it again. Now we just
> throw
> the acorns into a pile for the squirrels and deer. Tina, if you want to
> expand your bread making horizons I can send you down a bushel.
>
> Larry Z
>
>

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