Shagbark hickory nut recipes

"Tea" made from crushed hickory nuts and their shells, seasoned with a splash of maple syrup, cream, and a pinch of cinnamon makes for a wonderful drink. Makes 3 cups.

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.

Thinking about foraging trees this fall? Be on the lookout for the shagbark hickory tree with its delicious, sweet nuts that are used in all kinds of shagbark hickory nut recipes. Plus learn about shagbark hickory uses, like shagbark hickory syrup. Includes an identification guide to get you started on your foraging adventure!

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…

A few years ago, when my grandma was slowly sending me the contents of her house via USPS Priority flat-rate mail-box shipments, inclu...

The hickory nuts are starting to fall here in North Carolina, and we have been scrambling to collect them before the squirrels snatch them all up. With a handful of hickory, black walnut, pecan, and...

Guest blogger Marcia shares her recipe for maple cookies topped with shagbark hickory nuts collected from the woods near her house.

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This article describes how to harvest shagbark hickory bark to whip up a ridiculously tasty simple syrup at home. This is a fun easy recipe.

Prepare cake ingredients: Mix sugar, shortening and milk. Add sifted flour and other ingredients (alternating dry ingredients with milk ingredients). Add nuts. Fold in beaten...