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The fascinating art and science of processing wild oak acorns into life sustaining food remains way under utilized in this country. Those of you interested in self-reliance, wild harvesting, procuring local sources of organic and nutritionally dense food may find yourself hooked on this process. This workshop is all about the processing of acorns from harvest to table.
What do acorns taste like? Some of you already know. They taste pretty awful raw. Unless youre a "squman" thats part human, part squirrel, you will not be able to digest the bitter tasting tannin locked inside of the acorn. However for hundreds, probably thousands of years indigenous cultures world wide have processed acorns using simply water to remove the tannin. Several methods were used to accomplish this. The result is a food product rich in protein, fat and vitamins which is precisely how some California indigenous groups were able to count on acorns as the main staple of their diet.
From a culinary point of view, if you think of an acorn as a viable source of rich flour rather than a crunchy nut you will be very pleased with the result of you're processing efforts. So lets get to it. Heres what to expect out of this workshop:
Where, When and What to harvest (this includes optimizing the harvest so you dont waste to much of your time collecting bad acorns)!
drying process (used for storing long term and making shelling a whole lot easier)
cracking and shelling
grinding methods
leaching methods (cold leaching and Hot leaching which produce different results)
storing long term
Using the acorns in prepared foods (during the class we will make a banana bread using several wild components including acorn flour, black walnuts, spicebush, and maple syrup).
well also cover some of the ethnobotanical history of how acorns were utilized in the past by indigenous groups living in North America
Location: Saratoga Springs (This workshop will take place indoors. The specific location will announced after registration)
Date: Saturday February 4th
Time: 12-4pm
Workshop fee: $45 per person (children under 10 are free. If you have toddlers and youre worried they might sabotage your ability to listen and enjoy this workshop, we will have childcare on sight to keep them happy and occupied.
*Class size is limited to 20.
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LocationTo Be Announced Upon Purchase
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Greenfield Center , NY 12833
United States
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| Kid Friendly: Yes! |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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