[fish hawk]

I just remembered that there is a book at Amazon called “It will live forever”, by Julia Parker, an Indian lady from the Yosemite area. The whole book is on how the Indians prepared and cooked acorns. I’ve always wanted to try it but I live on Maui and we only have coconuts. They are good and you don’t have to cook them. LOL

[calex59]

I had the good fortune to grow up around real, authentic American Indians. The Miwuks, or Miwaks. It hard to spell because they really don't have a language. My brothers best friend was a guy named Henry and some of his relatives are still around and if they find out you knew Henry, well bar the door! They knew all the old ways but wouldn't practice them, I mean after all who would eat an acorn if something better was available, but it was nice growing up with them and never having a clue we were "different".

Unfortunately, Henry and his brother, Butch, both died in auto accidents due to alcoholism when they were teenagers. Ditto their younger brother John. Still there are plenty of their tribe left, but most of them don't know me.