With regards to acorns: prepare them properly. they are too bitter to swallow (we all learn from our mistakes!)

I have a strange habit of sampling, umm, natural food whenever I go outdoors. I use the 'taste test' desribed in the SAS Survival Manual, and I havn't contracted a bug or food poisening (yet <img src="images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" />).

Anyway, I think that a good book, a similarly keen friend, and a willingness to experiment with local wild food will make it very fun.