Survival Cooking: Acorns, Snails and Chestnuts

With the looming food crisis, people are looking to foraging to fulfill energy (carbohydrate) and protein requirements not met by typical home gardens. With proper preparation, chestnuts and acorns can be an abundant and delicious source of carbs, with garden snails a great source of protein. Come and learn how Gordon Ramsey prepares his garden snails for cooking, how to leach toxic tannins froms acorns and how to make (gluten-free) acorn and chestnut flour. Learn how to make stewed snails (far tastier than traditional escargots) by simmering them in herbs. Bring recipes to share.