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From: dipirro@amber.DEC (If ignorance isn't bliss, I don't know what is.)
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Subject: Re: Acorn recipes
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Date: Tue, 5-Nov-85 09:57:42 EST
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>Are acorns, in any form, edible? Squirrels and chipmunks eat them, but 
>can humans? Are there any culinary treats containing acorns?
> 
>(The entry with the best recipe may have half the acorns on my front lawn. 
>The runner-up may have the other half.)

The most popular acorn recipe that I'm aware of (the one which is
indigenous to the New England region of course) is called "Chicken
with Acorns." It is a spicy dish, robust in a nutty, garlic flavor.

The first step is to clean out the systems of the acorns. Remove them from
their shells and soak them in water for a couple of days. (Save the little
shell sleaves so that you can whistle at your kids and impress them). Set
the acorns aside.

Dice some chicken into bite-size pieces and deep fry them in ~2 cups of oil
for 30 seconds to a minute (or until white). Remove the chicken and set aside.
Drain out all but 1 tbsp of oil. Stir fry 1/4 tsp of hot pepper until golden
brown (about 30 seconds). Add chicken and stir fry for another 30 seconds.
Now add hoisin sauce (one of those little jars from the supermarket will do),
2-3 tbsp of soy sauce, and 1 garlic clove (chopped fine). Next add enough
acorns to offset the amount of chicken used. Stir fry for another minute.
Remove from heat and sprinkle with 1 tsp of sesame oil.

Now let the mixture cool slightly and place several tbsps in small cardboard
ashtrays. Place these ashtrays in damp, dark corners of your house and say
goodbye to those damn field mice that have moved in for the winter!

Really, Harry, if you want to get rid of those acorns in your yard, simply
collect them and remove the shells. Then fill up jars labelled "Macadamia
Nuts" and leave them on coffee tables around your house...Then have a party!

Steve DiPirro
Digital Equipment Corp.

"If you are what you eat, then I can be anything."