Acorns and Eat 'em

A nice little home-spun book on the subject. I appreciated the section on identification of various oaks that provide acorns. Lots of recipes none of which I've tried yet. Most of the information is available for free on the internet, but if you want it all gathered up for you in one place, this

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little book might work for you.

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5 Stars
"Fun to do, not too detailed."

Suellen´s milestone book "Acorns and Eat`em", in a nutshell. This great video wraps up the basics of acorn preperation. Only the book is better, with all of it`s great recipes and stories.

“Suellen Ocean … wrote a very useful book Acorns and Eat ‘em” Hank Shaw – Hunter Angler Gardener Cook

“plenty of recipes … Acorns and Eat’em … Has a decent field guide to tree ID, modern preparation tips, and about 30 different acorn recipes. Another good acorn prep & recipe book.”

“This was the best breakfast I’ve had in a long time, even from a restaurant! If I were to start a wild foods greasy spoon, this would definitely be a featured menu item! I think I am going to gather acorns for many years to come just so I can make this dish... from Acorns and Eat ‘Em by

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Suellen Ocean..”
ACORN & EGG BREAKFAST
For this I have on hand cold boiled potatoes. Make sure the potatoes are cold, if they are warm they’ll mush. Sauté 3 Tbs. chopped onion with two chopped cold potatoes in 2 Tbs. vegetable oil. Add 1/4 cup leached, cooked, cooled and strained acorns*, and 3-4 beaten eggs (or egg whites). Mix together then top with shredded cheese and cover. When cheese is melted it’s done.

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The recipe comes from Suellen Ocean’s cookbook devoted exclusively to using acorns in preparing various foods, cheesecakes and enchiladas included. Everyone who tries the acorn cookies pronounces them Delicious!”

“This extremely important, locally-produced book, Acorns and Eat 'Em…”
Dave Smith
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