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[jeff <linuxasm@gmail.com>]

Did the question about edible acorns get answered?  I missed some of the 
posts but did find a answer to the question.  One man spent years 
researching oak trees with edible acorns.  He wrote a book called:  
"Nature's Garden"  It was published this year and has a whole chapter on 
oaks.  He has charts with tanin content of acorns and explains how the 
myth of a edible acorn got started.  The key fact is:  using taste is 
not a reliable way to determine tanin content.
Jeff Owens, Zone 7 oaks and nuts