Acorns

WHAT FOOD IS

A long time ago in North America, acorns were an important staple food for the Luiseño.

AFTER THE LUISEÑOS

• Gathered all of the acorns,
• they stored them in granaries.

THE LUISEÑO USED A HAMMERSTONE

• To take off the shell.The
• winnowing tray is then used
• to take off the skin.

A mortar and pestle were used to grind the acorns into a fine flour called meal.

THE LUISEÑOS USED

• a process called leaching
• to remove the tannic acid
• from the acorn meal to
• make it edible.

Finally, they cooked the meal in an olla and stirred it with a paddle.

IN CONCLUSION, ACORNS

• were a very valuable food
• for the luiseños. Believe it
• or not, acorns can be
• edible.