tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1512083611874279630.post3492674879928805646..comments2024-03-27T05:07:11.414-07:00Comments on Ken Albala's Food Rant: Acorn CookiesKen Albalahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16379852662105383295noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1512083611874279630.post-69101938521268975462013-10-28T06:42:50.032-07:002013-10-28T06:42:50.032-07:00Hey Adam, I think they're white oak. Native to...Hey Adam, I think they're white oak. Native to the US but not this area. They were planted as ornamentals in the park. Ken Albalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16379852662105383295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1512083611874279630.post-77639101573172551152013-10-25T07:09:36.854-07:002013-10-25T07:09:36.854-07:00Save your driveway and buy a macadamia nut cracker...Save your driveway and buy a macadamia nut cracker?<br /><br />What species of oak are these? An American native?Adam Balichttp://adambalic.typepad.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1512083611874279630.post-60069207271631416762013-10-22T13:51:40.927-07:002013-10-22T13:51:40.927-07:00Scoff, you mean this happens all over the world at...Scoff, you mean this happens all over the world at the same time? Totally cool! Ken Albalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16379852662105383295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1512083611874279630.post-35612466538015200092013-10-21T13:34:15.594-07:002013-10-21T13:34:15.594-07:00Here in the UK at least, this is a "mast year...Here in the UK at least, this is a "mast year", which as you may know is a year when trees such as oak, beech and chestnuts produce large amounts of fruit. Sounds like it might be a mast year where you are too?Scoff in the cityhttp://www.scoffinthecity.blogspot.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1512083611874279630.post-77977942375288520362013-10-20T21:13:04.427-07:002013-10-20T21:13:04.427-07:00Thanks Lee, I'm hoping to do another Great Cou...Thanks Lee, I'm hoping to do another Great Courses series on alcohol. Writing and teaching the course right now at Pacific! And Serendipitous, they are variable. But the soaking and rinsing is not such a big deal. Put the flour in a canvas bag and put in a bucket of water and just keep the hose running over it for a few hours. Ken Albalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16379852662105383295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1512083611874279630.post-1196235151616175592013-10-20T12:14:51.804-07:002013-10-20T12:14:51.804-07:00The problem with acorns is that they are so variab...The problem with acorns is that they are so variable in flavour. We have a lot of oak trees (one huge one borders our property and our neighbours) so I am going to have to test the acorns to see if they are worth all of the hassle to make acorn flour with. Cheers for the recipe :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1512083611874279630.post-56404023601916251962013-10-20T08:34:12.447-07:002013-10-20T08:34:12.447-07:00Your newly found blog and the set of DVD's of ...Your newly found blog and the set of DVD's of your course with the "Great Courses" are quite interesting and entertaining. I hope the "Great Courses" do one on Spices as they had suggested and you are the instructor :~) Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05690285460112287008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1512083611874279630.post-67992696043484043792013-10-19T20:36:55.853-07:002013-10-19T20:36:55.853-07:00I've always thought the love for soft, raw coo...I've always thought the love for soft, raw cookies that's so common with my generation stemmed from growing up with parents too busy to cook them all the way. Can't stand them, myself. These look perfect.Myrrhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05855611667912279960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1512083611874279630.post-64346946168330192702013-10-19T18:42:52.767-07:002013-10-19T18:42:52.767-07:00I live in an apartment building that offers no aco...I live in an apartment building that offers no acorn hunting. However, after seeing those cookies, I think I'm just going to order the acorn flour online, so I can try them out.Cynthiahttp://www.worldplate.comnoreply@blogger.com