And I have some real hope after finally finding this critical tip from the Mother Jones website: ‘Hickory nuts must be completely dried out before you crack them open. Give them several weeks in ...

Both humans and wildlife are busy foraging this first month of autumn for a tough nut to crack — Wisconsin’s flavorful hickory nut. Champions of this oft-overlooked edible know just ...

“The hut was a long ways from the woods and pasture.” Hickory nut gathering and cracking went by the wayside when he married Sue, but upon nearing retirement a few years back he returned to ...

Hickory nut kernels are so difficult to extract in large pieces. Learn how to eat hickory nuts and how to shell hickory nuts in a way that allows easy nut meat extraction. One of my family’s ...

Crack hickory nuts in a vise or heavy duty nutcracker by applying pressure across the widest dimension. Since hickory nuts are vulnerable to weevils, use the water sorting method described for ...

Inside is a richly flavored, delectable nutmeat — no wonder, since hickory is closely related to pecan. Although a hard nut to crack, hickory nuts are relished by both humans and animals ...

Even the two little ones who are picky eaters love eating the nuts as we crack them out,” she said. “We crack them as a family and make hickory nut pies.” Hickory nuts have a distinctive ...

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 ...

Hickory nut loving birds include the turkey ... They are difficult to crack open. You’ll need a hammer or some heavy-duty nutcrackers, or some rocks. Once open you’ll need to pry out ...

Walnuts are a hard nut to crack and first-timers will need tips ... A more numerous and varied nut is the hickory, which has nine different species of tree that grow around the state.

(SOUNDBITE OF ACORNS CRUNCHING) SIMON: Hundreds of acorns cracking and crunching under ... of walnuts and hickory nuts and things like that. Other people just have taken a couple of shots of ...