Thread: Hickory Nuts
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Wayne Boatwright
 
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Beirader > wrote in
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> Rick & Cyndi wrote:
>> "Beirader" > wrote in message
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>>>Okay, where do I find these. A special request for a hickory nut
>>>cake. Thanks

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>> From a Hickory tree. Seriously. I don't recall ever seeing hickory
>> nuts in stores... You may need to call upon some friends and see if
>> any of them are growing them. When I lived outside of St. Louis,
>> Mo., I had a hickory, a pecan, and a black walnut tree in my yard.
>>
>> Cyndi
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>>

> Thank you,
> What nut "nearly" tastes like a hickory? All I can think of is
> hickory wood for the barbee.


A hickory nut resembles a very tiny English walnut, but the flavor's not
the same. Still, it's probably about as close as you'll get.

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