Shagbark hickory syrup is a delicious bonus harvested from hickory trees. While they already produce incredibly tasty hickory nuts in the fall, you can also make hickory syrup for year-round harvest. Living in Vermont, tapping
Learn step-by-step how to make nut milk from foraged hickory nuts this autumn. This warm beverage is a foraged Fall favorite.
Can hickory nut husks be used for smoking meat? Learn what our readers say about smoking with hickory nuts.
Everything you need to know about foraging hickory nuts: when and where to harvest, how to process, store, and cook.
Old fashioned hickory nut pie with white syrup, butter, eggs, vanilla, makes a delicious dessert and nostalgic memories, granny's favorite.
This recipe's pound cake with chopped hickory nuts folded into the batter was popular during the 1800s and is adapted from The First Ladies Cook Book.
Uses for hickory nuts include good eating, a syrup and even a way to flavor roasts.
Uses for hickory nuts include good eating, a syrup and even a way to flavor roasts.
Everything you need to know about foraging hickory nuts: when and where to harvest, how to process, store, and cook.
My father use to make this pie when I was younger. I would go out in the woods looking for hickory nuts and remember having to shell them with a hair pin! It seemed like forever but the pie was worth it!—Carolyn Hayes, Marion, Illinois
Most hickory nuts in the US are edible, the most popular one being the pecan, which has a limited range in the south. Here in central New England (and in much of the estern US), the most common hic…
Shagbark hickory trees are an incredible find, and these long-lived trees produce some of the sweetest wild nuts you can taste anywhere. More than just for nuts, the bark is also edible and u…
Crisp shortbread cookies made with wild foraged hickory nuts.
My father is a man of many talents and hidden skills. He’s the kind of man that as soon as you think you’ve figured him out he does something like forage thousands of hickory nuts, tran…
This recipe for hickory smoked nuts is a great combination of sweet and spicy. Smoking nuts is a fantastic addition for your holiday parties or if you are looking for an easy snack at any
A moist, hickory flavored cake with a caramel frosting. Freezes well.
Uses for hickory nuts include good eating, a syrup and even a way to flavor roasts.
Everything you need to know about foraging hickory nuts: when and where to harvest, how to process, store, and cook.
One of my favorite fall wild edibles is a pain to crack open, but well worth the trouble. If you can break into the armored fortress that is a hickory nut, you won't be disappointed. The fatty nut meats of most species are rich, oily, and pecan-flavored. This flavor shouldn’t be a surprise since pecans are a southern species of hickory. Here’s how to identify and use the highest calorie wild plant food in the U.S.
A step-by-step guide for how to make your own nut butter. An easy and delicious way to save money, create your own blends, and enjoy nut butter at home!
Crisp shortbread cookies made with wild foraged hickory nuts.
I collected my hickory nuts a little late this year. Hickory nut pie and Grandma Lillian came into my life around the same time. She wasn’t my blood grandma, but she surely was my heart grandma.
A couple years ago an oversight actually turned into a delicious idea. I walked out to my patch of yellow squash plants and found a squash that had become...
Coconut adds a sweet and tropical taste to this triple-layer dessert.
Everything you need to know about foraging hickory nuts: when and where to harvest, how to process, store, and cook.
Roasted hickory nuts are a healthy and delicious treat just about everyone will love. This is a guide about roasting hickory nuts.
We were so happy to discover we had some trees that produced food when we moved in. There are several apple and mulberry trees as well as some hickories. Last fall, we spent a few hours as a family collecting the hard little nuts and although they're delicious (very similar to a pecan), they're quite difficult to crack and extract the meat. After watching a survival show where they harvested nuts for food, we figured out the easiest way to enjoy some free food from Mother Nature. Though they don't come out in whole pieces (the insides of hickory nuts are like a labyrinth), there are plenty of large pieces suitable for baking, salad toppings, snacking, etc. I feel some of my great grandmother's nut stollen coming on... What You'll Need: Hammer, etc (something to break the shell) Sack or towels (to keep the nuts from flying away when they're struck) Large bowl Slotted spoon Nut pick and nut cracker Towels for drying Hickory nuts 1. Place a handful of hickory nuts in a bag or between a pair of towels. Crush each individually into medium sized pieces. 2. Fill the large bowl about half with water. Dump the shells and nuts in. Sift through vigorously to separate the shell from the meat. The shells will sink and the nutmeats will float. A few shells will float if they're held up by an air bubble or have some nutmeat still stuck inside. 3. Scoop the nuts off the surface with the slotted spoon. Place on a towel to dry. 4. Pour off the excess water and pick out the remaining nuts from the cracked shells. My helpers. 5. Repeat steps 1 to 4 a second time to ensure the maximum amount of shell has been removed. 6. Air dry and store in the freezer until ready to use. Enjoy!
My father is a man of many talents and hidden skills. He’s the kind of man that as soon as you think you’ve figured him out he does something like forage thousands of hickory nuts, tran…
A moist, hickory flavored cake with a caramel frosting. Freezes well.
There are dozens of varieties of nut trees available to plant, depending on your growing zone. But no matter where you live, you can grow some kind of nuts.
Everything you need to know about foraging hickory nuts: when and where to harvest, how to process, store, and cook.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. On a lightly floured surface, roll out pie dough to a fit into a 9-inch pie pan with a little overhang. Transfer dough to pie pan and set aside.
Traditional hickory nut milk made from ground, whole hickory nuts and water. Try it with a little maple syrup and a pinch of cinnamon. Makes about 3 ½ cups.
Old fashioned hickory nut pie with white syrup, butter, eggs, vanilla, makes a delicious dessert and nostalgic memories, granny's favorite.
I collected my hickory nuts a little late this year. Hickory nut pie and Grandma Lillian came into my life around the same time. She wasn’t my blood grandma, but she surely was my heart grandma.
Shagbark hickory syrup is a delicious bonus harvested from hickory trees. While they already produce incredibly tasty hickory nuts in the fall, you can also make hickory syrup for year-round harvest. Living in Vermont, tapping
Coconut adds a sweet and tropical taste to this triple-layer dessert.
