Acorn
| Acorn | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Fruits and Vegetables |
| Type | Nut |
| Hunger | -10 |
| Thirst | - |
| Calories | 55 |
| Fresh | 180 days |
| Rotten | 365 days |
| Cook Time | 10 min |
| Weight | 0.1 |
| Location | - |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.Acorn
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An Acorn is a wild nut that can be eaten raw, cooked or added to soup and bread. It weighs only 0.1, so a handful costs almost nothing to carry. Eaten on its own it is a bitter snack that makes the character sadder.
The real strength of the Acorn is how long it keeps. It stays fresh for half a year and takes a full year to rot. Acorns are gathered by foraging in the wild rather than found in buildings. The Farmer is the best occupation for fruits and vegetables. It starts with the most Agriculture skill.
Eating
Eating an Acorn lowers hunger by 10. It holds 55 calories, with 12 grams of carbohydrates, 6 grams of protein and 24 grams of fat. That fat content is high for such a light item.
The taste is the problem. Each Acorn raises unhappiness by 10, so eating several in a row drags mood down fast. A character who lives on raw Acorns will need something to lift the mood afterwards.
The best use is as a backup food. A stash of Acorns can sit in a shelter for months and still be safe to eat when other food runs out.
The table shows the game figures for one serving. Negative hunger and thirst fill the character up, and negative unhappiness and boredom cheer them up.
| Item | Hunger | Calories | Carbs | Protein | Fat | Unhappiness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acorn | -10 | 55 | 12 | 6 | 24 | 10 |
Cooking
An Acorn cooks in 10 minutes and burns after 30. It can be cooked in an oven, a microwave or over a fire.
Acorns go into Soup and Bread, adding 10 hunger to each. Putting them into a soup hides their poor taste among the other ingredients. This is a good way to turn a store of foraged nuts into a proper meal. The Cooking skill makes each ingredient go further in an evolved dish.
These dishes take the Acorn as an ingredient, with the hunger it restores in each.
| Dish | Hunger Restored | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Bread | 10 | - |
| Soup | 10 | - |
Storage
An Acorn stays fresh for 180 days and is fully rotten by day 365. A fridge slows both counts even more. Its good effects turn bad the longer it is left to perish.
Locations
Acorns come from foraging. They can be found from March to November. They are scarce in March and April and most plentiful in May, June and July, like other wild plants.
Notes
- Acorns keep for months, so they make a good emergency store for a long winter.
- Cook Acorns into Soup to hide their bitter taste.
- Acorns are rich in fat for their weight, which helps a thin character hold weight.
- Plan foraging trips for late spring and summer, when Acorns are most common.
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