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05/24/2013 06:08:56 PM · #1 |
I can't find the original thread but there was a reference to whether pigs ate acorns and how frequently. I found this reference in an old cookbook and thought I would share it.
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05/24/2013 06:12:56 PM · #2 |
| I think that pigs eat pretty much anything, though I've never thought about them eating acorns. Wiki has this to say: "Large mammals such as pigs, bears, and deer also consume large amounts of acorns; they may constitute up to 25% of the diet of deer in the autumn." |
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05/24/2013 06:26:21 PM · #3 |
I visited Corsica a while back and the place is alive with feral pigs (and semi-feral ones) Corsica is also full of ancient chestnut trees. The pigs scarf down the chestnuts and provide incredibly delicious charcuterie. I see here that they also like hickory nuts and acorns.
As an aside, some of my friends, also on the Corsica painting trip, took a shortcut through a farmer's land and almost got devoured by the semi-feral pigs. They were just enough faster to the fence to make it back alive.
Not sure what that would have done to the resulting charcuterie.
:)
Message edited by author 2013-05-24 19:10:58. |
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05/24/2013 06:46:15 PM · #4 |
| I think you should write a song about it. |
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05/24/2013 06:57:35 PM · #5 |
| Piglet was very fond of haycorns. |
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05/24/2013 07:30:12 PM · #6 |
Of course pigs eat acorns, my favorite, jamon iberico de bellota, wouldn't be the same without them. The acorn really does lend a serious flavor to the meat.
Message edited by author 2013-05-24 19:30:53. |
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05/25/2013 12:08:11 AM · #7 |
 So people can eat acorns too?
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05/25/2013 12:25:36 AM · #8 |
Originally posted by jomari:
So people can eat acorns too? |
Sure. If you find a good tree, they're not even terribly bitter. |
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05/25/2013 12:28:14 AM · #9 |
Originally posted by Cory:
Originally posted by jomari:
So people can eat acorns too? |
Sure. If you find a good tree, they're not even terribly bitter. |
Tell me more. What do you do with them? There are acorns all over the place at the moment.
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05/25/2013 02:09:25 AM · #10 |
Originally posted by jomari:
Originally posted by Cory:
Originally posted by jomari:
So people can eat acorns too? |
Sure. If you find a good tree, they're not even terribly bitter. |
Tell me more. What do you do with them? There are acorns all over the place at the moment. |
I've heard of making pancakes from the ground acorn flour, and other items.
Personally, I just crack the things open and eat them. You could add them to a salad, or whatever too, especially if you'd like to add an bitter nut to the mix (think walnuts on steriods)
Check them, all you can do is taste them some will be good, some will be awful.
I've had good ones all over though, so just eat some and find out. I'm an admitted nibbler though, I'll try just about anything I find growing if I can reasonably determine that it's not dangerous. Did you know that no known palm fruit is dangerous? :) That was a fun bit in Miami - turns out many palm fruits are really good, just not commercially viable.
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05/25/2013 02:26:06 AM · #11 |
Thanks for that Cory. I'll have to try them. At least I know they won't kill me.
How about horse chestnuts?
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05/25/2013 02:32:21 AM · #12 |
| We have lots of wild boar around here and yes they are very fond of acorns, they also love walnuts, I have a few walnut trees and the ground beneath them gets completely turned over by the boar. |
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05/25/2013 11:07:31 AM · #13 |
Originally posted by jomari:
Thanks for that Cory. I'll have to try them. At least I know they won't kill me.
How about horse chestnuts? |
I don't think you can eat horse chestnuts (safely).
Native Americans who relied on acorns for food would grind/pound them into a flour or meal, and then leach that in (running) water for several hours to remove most of the tannic acid present. I'd suggest looking for a book on Native American cookery to find out more. |
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05/25/2013 12:58:33 PM · #14 |
Originally posted by GeneralE:
Native Americans who relied on acorns for food would grind/pound them into a flour or meal, and then leach that in (running) water for several hours to remove most of the tannic acid present. I'd suggest looking for a book on Native American cookery to find out more. |
That's what we were taught in school growing up in California. I remember the teacher saying that they did not taste all that good. But I doubt the teacher ever ate them. At the same time they don't seem to be the "in" food in foo-foo restaurants, so maybe she was right... |
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05/25/2013 01:35:17 PM · #15 |
| Horse Chestnuts are definitely toxic to humans. And true chestnuts are relatively rare in America, as a fungal blight pretty well wiped them out. |
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05/25/2013 01:38:32 PM · #16 |
| Everything you need to know about harvesting and processing acorns. They are extremely nutritious. |
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05/25/2013 04:08:36 PM · #17 |
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05/25/2013 08:32:39 PM · #18 |
Originally posted by tnun:
I love this place. |
Me too!
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05/25/2013 08:53:44 PM · #19 |
Thanks Bear. That link provides a wealth of information. I have no idea as to the main variety of oak which graces our city streets and parks, although pinoaks are present as well. Maybe our local council would enlighten me, or a local nurseryman.
I really would like to try out using the acorns, especially as lowering blood sugar is mentioned.
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05/26/2013 09:01:26 PM · #20 |
Heres a great recipe I found, might go well with acorns...
Belgian squirrel.  |
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05/26/2013 10:38:50 PM · #21 |
Originally posted by blindjustice:
Heres a great recipe I found, might go well with acorns...
Belgian squirrel. |
I'll be sure to try this when I catch some squirrels. Haha! A likely story - I live in Australia. I wonder if possums (Australian, and protected) would taste as good? I know the pioneers ate them.
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05/26/2013 11:54:30 PM · #22 |
Originally posted by jomari:
I'll be sure to try this when I catch some squirrels. Haha! A likely story - I live in Australia. I wonder if possums (Australian, and protected) would taste as good? I know the pioneers ate them. |
The original recipe is adapted for squirrel from a RABBIT recipe; THOSE you have plenty of down under, eh?
Message edited by author 2013-05-26 23:54:39. |
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05/26/2013 11:56:06 PM · #23 |
Originally posted by Bear_Music:
Originally posted by jomari:
I'll be sure to try this when I catch some squirrels. Haha! A likely story - I live in Australia. I wonder if possums (Australian, and protected) would taste as good? I know the pioneers ate them. |
The original recipe is adapted for squirrel from a RABBIT recipe; THOSE you have plenty of down under, eh? |
Oh, yes! And we have eaten many.
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