Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/08/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Like the acorns Larry. They are falling here in my garden in East Anglia too. I pick them up to take on walks and scatter, but I've yet to see a seedling later. Some time ago I met an old man by the riverside who proudly pointed to some trees on the banks which he had set as a youngster. Best wishes, Matthew ====================================== Matthew Hunt Cottenham, Cambridge, UK http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/mnsh/ -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+matthew=hunt.tc at leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+matthew=hunt.tc at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Lawrence Zeitlin Sent: 28 August 2010 17:57 To: Leica LUG Subject: [Leica] Acorns More trivial non-Leica worthy photos from the neighborhood. August still has a few days to go and the ground is covered with acorns. I don't know if the hot weather had anything to do with it but when we get an early acorn fall it generally means a long, cold winter. I wonder if the "Farmer's Almanac" has a proverb about that. When acorns this size fall from a tall oak tree they can put a sizable dent in the roof of your car. http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Larry+Z/Acorns+1.JPG.html High winds knocked off a few twigs. http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Larry+Z/Acorns+2.JPG.html A number of years back my wife tried making acorn bread like the pioneers. The acorns have to be boiled first to get rid of the strong tannin taste, then shelled, dried, and pounded into flour. It makes a brown bread that might be OK if you were starving. We never tried it again. Now we just throw the acorns into a pile for the squirrels and deer. Tina, if you want to expand your bread making horizons I can send you down a bushel. Larry Z _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information