Alicia Funk
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Richard,
I would recommend the glass jar method I have listed in the Living Wild book. If you don’t have the book, here is a summary. My colleague Matt Berry has said that the oil has less tannins, so you might not need to leach it at all.
METHOD 2: GLASS JAR
– Estimated Time: 1 – 2 weeks. This is the simplest method but takes the longest amount of time.
– Shell acorns using a hammer and remove thin red skin.
– Grind to a fine powder in food processor.
– Place in a mason jar, cover with water, and label with the expected completion date.
– Change water daily until clear, tasting for lack of bitterness.Let me know what success you have and your acorn oil method of choice.
Alicia
Teri,
Good question. I spoke with my Maidu friend, Farrell Cunningham. He told me that all of the Maidu elders knew that eating manzanita blossoms in the spring would help prevent getting poison oak rashes in the summer. This is another good reason to eat more flowers!
Alicia
It was likely the Creeping Snowberry (Symphoricarpus mollis). It grows between 3,500 and 8,000 feet. I haven’t tasted the berries, but have read they are edible raw or cooked in small amounts but don’t have a lot of flavor. The roots were used to treat colds.
I learned a new tip on elderberry processing. Freezing the berries first, makes it easier to remove them from the stems.
I recommend making it into a syrup for pancakes.
Save the seeds. The Maidu use the seeds to make necklaces.
Let me know if you come up with something delicious.
Alison,
I haven’t tried the berries from the Davis Gold variety but I would assume they are similar. I would suggest preparing in the same way as the red (dried and ground or as cider) and then giving it a taste. Let me know what you discover!
Alicia
