Dining on the Wilds, wild edible plants for gourmet and survival

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Dining on the Wilds, wild edible plants for gourmet and survival
Wild Edible Plants.

Survival tip &
Plant of the
Dining on the Wilds
month
This page is enjoyed by those interested in long term survival if regular food supplies are
Nutrition cut off. Besides the survival food and wilderness survival aspects this study is of interest
to those into ethnobotany or botany and naturalists. If you even think about forage,
living off the land or homesteading you would enjoy this site. If you enjoy any of the
these activities you would find this an interesting place hunting, fishing, boy scouts, girl
scouts, Pathfinders, backpacking, hiking. Even homeschoolers and gourmet cooks have
enjoyed this course. We cover plants from the mountains to the desert, from your yard
Classes &
and fields to the seashore and even into the sea. Even though this is tought in the
Outings
Southern California there a sections for plants that are not found here. This makes this a
valuable course in the Northwest, Rockies, Central, Northeast, Southern States and
Canada.
Books
Pathfinder
Links
"They are pulling the wool over your eyes.
John's Resume
The issue is the new 'Adventure Pass' initiated by the United
States Forest Service, and the victims are the taxpayers. "
California Assemblyman BRETT GRANLUND
"The government's decision to not prosecute violators seems to confirm
that the fee demonstration program is essentially a toothless tiger which the
Dining
public can eradicate." Tucson Weekly
on the
Wilds
NEW SHAREWARE spelling dictionaries in the books
section
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Dining on the Wilds, wild edible plants for gourmet and survival
Dining on the Wilds
Learning Nature through
Wild Edible Plants
and Ethnobotany
This set of pages will give you . . .
1. WHY? learn wild edible plants
2. DESCRIPTION of the video course
3. Table of contents
4. WHO made it?
Free!
5. OTHERS say
Download
6. Cover (25KB)
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7. How to ORDER
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I have thoroughly enjoyed
1996, 2001
l T akes you inside the classroom for an Dining on the Wilds. The
John Goude
interesting graphic slide presentation which tapes have been a great
JEG
gives you a close-up look at the identification of help. They are very
Development
many wild edible plants, herbs and mushrooms informative. ...
of North America.
Sincerely,
l C ome along on live field trips. Observe and
Susie Teague
enjoy plants in their natural habitat. Learn how
Cedar Creek Nature Studies
to use these natural, nutritive items.
l T aste the fun of a cooking class where unique
recipes are demonstrated. You are in for a
truly mouth watering treat.
l W atch the fun as students bring family and
friends to a gourmet buffet where everyone
brings home made dishes containing at least one
wild ingredient.
l L isten to student comments as to why they
enrolled in the class and why some have come
back repeatedly.
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Dining on the Wilds, wild edible plants for gourmet and survival
l T his video set is a unique, fun and educational
experience that your whole family will enjoy
viewing over and over again.
[Why learn wild edible plants?][Table of contents ] [About the presenters][Cover
25KB]
Dining on the Wilds
is brought to you by
Miriam Darnall-Kramer [18K] John Goude[16K]
l A uthor of Wild Plants to Eat l H as studied wild edible plants for 28
correspondence course and 6 years in 12 states.
other related courses.
l H as taught wild edible plants in 7 states.
l C o-author of Wild Plants to Eat l S an Gorgonio Wilderness Assoc.
workbook and slide set.
interpretive specialist, (on strike) in wild
l A ssociate director of the former edible plants. Hug-A-Tree and Survive
International Wilderness Club. teacher
l E xtensive classroom and field l R abbitstick rendezvous of Society for
experience teaching about wild
Primitive Technology teacher.
edible plants in 27 states,
l P resident of Forage Ahead, a wild edible
Canada and Peru.
plant enthusiasts club.
l L isted in Who's Who in
l H as cataloged and cross indexed over
American Women.
500 North American wild edible plants.
l S ecretary-treasurer of Forage
l S erved as president of Riverside
Ahead.
California Chapter of International
Wilderness Club.
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Wild Edible Plant Acorns
Survival Tip
A C O R N S
California black oak
Quercus kelloggii
Warning
Unprocessed acorns usually have toxic quantities of
tannin and may shutdown the digestive track. Proper
leaching removes the tannin making them a major wild
food item.
The most common steps in leaching are
l sh elling the nuts
l re moving the inner skin
l g rinding the nuts
l co ld water leaching allows the acorn meal to thicken
when cooked
Hot water leaching is faster and more common with
"modern" experimenters but does not thicken or act as a
binder (like eggs or gluten) when cooked.
California black oak acorns usually are harvested in
October to December
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Wild Edible Plant Acorns
A Method of Cold Water Leaching
Shell the acorns in your favorite way. Some suggestions step on them with hard shoes until you hear a pop
sound. Drive over them. Use a nut cracker (dried acorns are more brittle). Crack with a hammer or rock. Soak
them in water until they split open (about 2 weeks to a month).
Place about a cup of shelled nuts in a 1 quart blender and fill it with water. Jog the blender for 5 to 15 seconds at
a time to knock off the skins. Stop the blender and skim the skins from the surface when there are enough to
skim. Repeat the jogging and skimming until no more skins float to the surface.
Grind the nuts in the blender to a fine meal. The water will turn milky
white. Pour the nuts and water into a large container with a fine cloth
strainer (or 5 gal nylon paint strainer) through a sieve. The part staying in
the sieve needs to be ground again. The meal that stays in the cloth
strainer needs more leaching. The very fine sediment that goes through
the cloth thickens when it is cooked. When all the nuts are ground and
pass through the sieve, move the cloth strainer and meal to another
container of cold water and agitate the meal more fine sediment will cloud
the water. After letting it set for about 10 min. remove the meal from the
water and pour the water into the first container of murky water. Fill the
second container with water again and put the meal into the fresh cold or
warm water. The water may need to be change again.
Let the first container of murky water settle for 2 hours to overnight and
change the water but keeping the sediment. This water changing may
need to be done more than once. When the leaching water is poured off test for tannin by cooking equal amounts
of meal and taste for tannin (bitter after taste and/or dry feel to the mouth). Cooking brings out the tannin taste.
If there is no tannin taste pour the sediment into the strainer with the rest of the leached meal and let it drain. The
acorns are now leached
A c o r n Brownies
2 cups drained but wet cold water leached acorn flower
1 cup chopped walnuts
1 cup fruit juice concentrate or honey
1/2 cup water with
1 teaspoon baking soda
mix water and baking soda first then mix with other ingredients. Bake in a greased pan at 350F for 45 min. Cool
and serve
White man's wiwish
(wiwish is a Cahuilla name for acorn mush)
1 cup of drained but wet cold water leached acorn flower
1 cup water (some acorns need more some less)
1/4 to 1/2 teasp. Salt (to taste )
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Wild Edible Plant Acorns
1/4 cup sweetener honey or fruit juice concentrate (optional)
Mix ingredients together and bring to a boil, or until wiwish thickens.
Because some search engines penalize for "over use of words"
"nuts" has been used in place of a c o r n s .

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Dining on the Wilds, wild edible plants for gourmet and survival
Wild Edible Plants.

Survival tip &
Plant of the
Dining on the Wilds
month
This page is enjoyed by those interested in long term survival if regular food supplies are
Nutrition cut off. Besides the survival food and wilderness survival aspects this study is of interest
to those into ethnobotany or botany and naturalists. If you even think about forage,
living off the land or homesteading you would enjoy this site. If you enjoy any of the
these activities you would find this an interesting place hunting, fishing, boy scouts, girl
scouts, Pathfinders, backpacking, hiking. Even homeschoolers and gourmet cooks have
enjoyed this course. We cover plants from the mountains to the desert, from your yard
Classes &
and fields to the seashore and even into the sea. Even though this is tought in the
Outings
Southern California there a sections for plants that are not found here. This makes this a
valuable course in the Northwest, Rockies, Central, Northeast, Southern States and
Canada.
Books
Pathfinder
Links
"They are pulling the wool over your eyes.
John's Resume
The issue is the new 'Adventure Pass' initiated by the United
States Forest Service, and the victims are the taxpayers. "
California Assemblyman BRETT GRANLUND
"The government's decision to not prosecute violators seems to confirm
that the fee demonstration program is essentially a toothless tiger which the
Dining
public can eradicate." Tucson Weekly
on the
Wilds
NEW SHAREWARE spelling dictionaries in the books
section
http://www.edibleplants.com/dwvfram.htm (1 of 4) [5/10/2004 2:44:11 PM]
Dining on the Wilds, wild edible plants for gourmet and survival
Dining on the Wilds
Learning Nature through
Wild Edible Plants
and Ethnobotany
This set of pages will give you . . .
1. WHY? learn wild edible plants
2. DESCRIPTION of the video course
3. Table of contents
4. WHO made it?
Free!
5. OTHERS say
Download
6. Cover (25KB)
Netscape
7. How to ORDER
Others say
see for yourself Dining on the
privacy
Wilds
Copyright ©
I have thoroughly enjoyed
1996, 2001
l T akes you inside the classroom for an Dining on the Wilds. The
John Goude
interesting graphic slide presentation which tapes have been a great
JEG
gives you a close-up look at the identification of help. They are very
Development
many wild edible plants, herbs and mushrooms informative. ...
of North America.
Sincerely,
l C ome along on live field trips. Observe and
Susie Teague
enjoy plants in their natural habitat. Learn how
Cedar Creek Nature Studies
to use these natural, nutritive items.
l T aste the fun of a cooking class where unique
recipes are demonstrated. You are in for a
truly mouth watering treat.
l W atch the fun as students bring family and
friends to a gourmet buffet where everyone
brings home made dishes containing at least one
wild ingredient.
l L isten to student comments as to why they
enrolled in the class and why some have come
back repeatedly.
http://www.edibleplants.com/dwvfram.htm (2 of 4) [5/10/2004 2:44:11 PM]
Dining on the Wilds, wild edible plants for gourmet and survival
l T his video set is a unique, fun and educational
experience that your whole family will enjoy
viewing over and over again.
[Why learn wild edible plants?][Table of contents ] [About the presenters][Cover
25KB]
Dining on the Wilds
is brought to you by
Miriam Darnall-Kramer [18K] John Goude[16K]
l A uthor of Wild Plants to Eat l H as studied wild edible plants for 28
correspondence course and 6 years in 12 states.
other related courses.
l H as taught wild edible plants in 7 states.
l C o-author of Wild Plants to Eat l S an Gorgonio Wilderness Assoc.
workbook and slide set.
interpretive specialist, (on strike) in wild
l A ssociate director of the former edible plants. Hug-A-Tree and Survive
International Wilderness Club. teacher
l E xtensive classroom and field l R abbitstick rendezvous of Society for
experience teaching about wild
Primitive Technology teacher.
edible plants in 27 states,
l P resident of Forage Ahead, a wild edible
Canada and Peru.
plant enthusiasts club.
l L isted in Who's Who in
l H as cataloged and cross indexed over
American Women.
500 North American wild edible plants.
l S ecretary-treasurer of Forage
l S erved as president of Riverside
Ahead.
California Chapter of International
Wilderness Club.
[ Dining on the Wilds top ] [Reasons to learn Wild edible plants] [ Table of contents][
Cover25KB ]
Tell us what you think:
Required fields = *
Your name: *
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