Okay, where do I find these. A special request for a hickory nut cake.
Thanks

"Beirader" > wrote in message
...
> Okay, where do I find these. A special request for a hickory nut cake.
> Thanks
============

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

"Beirader" > wrote in message
...
> Okay, where do I find these. A special request for a hickory nut cake.
> Thanks
============

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

>"Rick & Cyndi" writes:
>
>"Beirader" > wrote in message
...
>> Okay, where do I find these. A special request for a hickory nut cake.
>> Thanks
>============
>
>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.

http://www.thenutfactory.com/kitchen...hickories.html


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Rick & Cyndi wrote:
> "Beirader" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>>Okay, where do I find these. A special request for a hickory nut cake.
>>Thanks
>
> ============
>
> 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
>
>
Thank you,
What nut "nearly" tastes like a hickory? All I can think of is hickory
wood for the barbee.

Rick & Cyndi wrote:
> "Beirader" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>>Okay, where do I find these. A special request for a hickory nut cake.
>>Thanks
>
> ============
>
> 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
>
>
Thank you,
What nut "nearly" tastes like a hickory? All I can think of is hickory
wood for the barbee.

Beirader wrote:
>
> Okay, where do I find these. A special request for a hickory nut cake.
> Thanks



If you can't find them by name in the market, look for
filberts. Same thing exactly. This is the time of
year for nuts int he shell inthe markets.

gloria p

Have you ever tried to crack enough hickory nuts for a cake? I remember
as a child trying to crack them with a hammer. It was very
difficult-lots of work for very little product.

Have you ever tried to crack enough hickory nuts for a cake? I remember
as a child trying to crack them with a hammer. It was very
difficult-lots of work for very little product.

Beirader > wrote in
:

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

--
Wayne in Phoenix

*If there's a nit to pick, some nitwit will pick it.
*A mind is a terrible thing to lose.

Beirader > wrote in
:

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

--
Wayne in Phoenix

*If there's a nit to pick, some nitwit will pick it.
*A mind is a terrible thing to lose.

Beirader > wrote in
:


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

Apparently they're very closely related to the pecan, but "smaller in size
and more flavorful":
http://www.vitacost.com/science/hn/F...ckory_Nuts.htm
http://www.thenutfactory.com/kitchen...kory-nuts.html

Good luck

K
--
nil illegitimi carborundum

Beirader > wrote in
:


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

Apparently they're very closely related to the pecan, but "smaller in size
and more flavorful":
http://www.vitacost.com/science/hn/F...ckory_Nuts.htm
http://www.thenutfactory.com/kitchen...kory-nuts.html

Good luck

K
--
nil illegitimi carborundum

>Have you ever tried to crack enough hickory nuts for a cake? I remember
>as a child trying to crack them with a hammer. It was very
>difficult-lots of work for very little product.

I've never had a hickory nut cake before, but there's nothing like fudge or
divinity made with hickory nuts. My grandparents had two hickory nut trees on
their farm so there was always plenty. My uncle owns the farm now so we can
still get hickory nuts as soon as they fall from the trees.

>Have you ever tried to crack enough hickory nuts for a cake? I remember
>as a child trying to crack them with a hammer. It was very
>difficult-lots of work for very little product.

I've never had a hickory nut cake before, but there's nothing like fudge or
divinity made with hickory nuts. My grandparents had two hickory nut trees on
their farm so there was always plenty. My uncle owns the farm now so we can
still get hickory nuts as soon as they fall from the trees.

Beirader wrote:

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

Years ago, a television commercial for Grape-Nuts featured
living-off-the-land savant Euell Gibbons, who declared, "Its taste reminds
me of wild hickory nuts."

So maybe Grape-Nuts would do. But probably not. :-)

Bob

Beirader wrote:

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

Years ago, a television commercial for Grape-Nuts featured
living-off-the-land savant Euell Gibbons, who declared, "Its taste reminds
me of wild hickory nuts."

So maybe Grape-Nuts would do. But probably not. :-)

Bob

>I find the flavor of hickory nuts to be somewhat oily and rancid with
>heavy tannic acid overtones. I'd rather eat pecans anyday.

You must not be getting good hickory nuts then. I'm not saying they're better
the pecans, I love pecans too, but I've never heard hickory nuts described as
rancid. It sounds like you're getting the taste of the outer fruit.

Puester > wrote in message >...
> Beirader wrote:
> >
> > Okay, where do I find these. A special request for a hickory nut cake.
> > Thanks
>
>
>
> If you can't find them by name in the market, look for
> filberts. Same thing exactly. This is the time of
> year for nuts int he shell inthe markets.
>
> gloria p

Filberts = Hazelnuts, not hickory nuts.

Puester > wrote in message >...
> Beirader wrote:
> >
> > Okay, where do I find these. A special request for a hickory nut cake.
> > Thanks
>
>
>
> If you can't find them by name in the market, look for
> filberts. Same thing exactly. This is the time of
> year for nuts int he shell inthe markets.
>
> gloria p

Filberts = Hazelnuts, not hickory nuts.

Beirader > wrote in message >...
> Okay, where do I find these. A special request for a hickory nut cake.
> Thanks

Our area has a large "farmer's market/roadside fruit stand" type of
deal which is the only place I've ever seen shelled hickory nuts
around here - they're plentiful in the timbered areas around...you can
find them in the shell at supermarkets at this time of year.

N.

Puester > wrote in message >...
> Beirader wrote:
> >
> > Okay, where do I find these. A special request for a hickory nut cake.
> > Thanks
>
>
>
> If you can't find them by name in the market, look for
> filberts. Same thing exactly. This is the time of
> year for nuts int he shell inthe markets.
>
> gloria p

Filberts (aka hazelnuts) are NOT at all the same as hickory nuts.
Hickory nuts come from hickory trees, which are in the walnut family;
filberts are from European hazel trees.

I don't know about the similarity in taste, since they both put me in
the hospital because of my allergy.

N.

Bubbabob wrote:
>
> Puester > wrote:
>
> > Beirader wrote:
> >>
> >> Okay, where do I find these. A special request for a hickory nut cake.
> >> Thanks
> >
> >
> >
> > If you can't find them by name in the market, look for
> > filberts. Same thing exactly. This is the time of
> > year for nuts int he shell inthe markets.
> >
> > gloria p
> >
>
> You're thinking of hazelnuts, which are American filberts. Hickory nuts are
> completely, totally different.


Yup, that occured to me as soon as I hit "send" so I
cancelled the post.

Thanks for not flaming.

gloria p

Bubbabob wrote:
>
> Puester > wrote:
>
> > Beirader wrote:
> >>
> >> Okay, where do I find these. A special request for a hickory nut cake.
> >> Thanks
> >
> >
> >
> > If you can't find them by name in the market, look for
> > filberts. Same thing exactly. This is the time of
> > year for nuts int he shell inthe markets.
> >
> > gloria p
> >
>
> You're thinking of hazelnuts, which are American filberts. Hickory nuts are
> completely, totally different.


Yup, that occured to me as soon as I hit "send" so I
cancelled the post.

Thanks for not flaming.

gloria p

DJS0302 wrote:
>>Have you ever tried to crack enough hickory nuts for a cake? I remember
>>as a child trying to crack them with a hammer. It was very
>>difficult-lots of work for very little product.
>
>
> I've never had a hickory nut cake before, but there's nothing like fudge or
> divinity made with hickory nuts. My grandparents had two hickory nut trees on
> their farm so there was always plenty. My uncle owns the farm now so we can
> still get hickory nuts as soon as they fall from the trees.

Apologies for coming in down here to reply to the OP, who was looking
for a source, IIRC, so go here for a start:

http://www.thenutfactory.com/kitchen...kory-nuts.html


jim

>JimLane stutters:
>
>DJS0302 wrote:
>>>Have you ever tried to crack enough hickory nuts for a cake? I remember
>>>as a child trying to crack them with a hammer. It was very
>>>difficult-lots of work for very little product.
>>
>>
>> I've never had a hickory nut cake before, but there's nothing like fudge or
>> divinity made with hickory nuts. My grandparents had two hickory nut trees
>on
>> their farm so there was always plenty. My uncle owns the farm now so we
>can
>> still get hickory nuts as soon as they fall from the trees.
>
>Apologies for coming in down here to reply to the OP, who was looking
>for a source, IIRC, so go here for a start:
>
>http://www.thenutfactory.com/kitchen...kory-nuts.html

Um, I posted that URL yesterday.


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>JimLane stutters:
>
>DJS0302 wrote:
>>>Have you ever tried to crack enough hickory nuts for a cake? I remember
>>>as a child trying to crack them with a hammer. It was very
>>>difficult-lots of work for very little product.
>>
>>
>> I've never had a hickory nut cake before, but there's nothing like fudge or
>> divinity made with hickory nuts. My grandparents had two hickory nut trees
>on
>> their farm so there was always plenty. My uncle owns the farm now so we
>can
>> still get hickory nuts as soon as they fall from the trees.
>
>Apologies for coming in down here to reply to the OP, who was looking
>for a source, IIRC, so go here for a start:
>
>http://www.thenutfactory.com/kitchen...kory-nuts.html

Um, I posted that URL yesterday.


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PENMART01 wrote:
>>JimLane stutters:
>>
>>DJS0302 wrote:
>>
>>>>Have you ever tried to crack enough hickory nuts for a cake? I remember
>>>>as a child trying to crack them with a hammer. It was very
>>>>difficult-lots of work for very little product.
>>>
>>>
>>>I've never had a hickory nut cake before, but there's nothing like fudge or
>>>divinity made with hickory nuts. My grandparents had two hickory nut trees
>>
>>on
>>
>>>their farm so there was always plenty. My uncle owns the farm now so we
>>
>>can
>>
>>>still get hickory nuts as soon as they fall from the trees.
>>
>>Apologies for coming in down here to reply to the OP, who was looking
>>for a source, IIRC, so go here for a start:
>>
>>http://www.thenutfactory.com/kitchen...kory-nuts.html
>
>
> Um, I posted that URL yesterday.
>
>
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Missed it, sheldon, apologies for trying to steal your thunder.


jim

PENMART01 wrote:
>>JimLane stutters:
>>
>>DJS0302 wrote:
>>
>>>>Have you ever tried to crack enough hickory nuts for a cake? I remember
>>>>as a child trying to crack them with a hammer. It was very
>>>>difficult-lots of work for very little product.
>>>
>>>
>>>I've never had a hickory nut cake before, but there's nothing like fudge or
>>>divinity made with hickory nuts. My grandparents had two hickory nut trees
>>
>>on
>>
>>>their farm so there was always plenty. My uncle owns the farm now so we
>>
>>can
>>
>>>still get hickory nuts as soon as they fall from the trees.
>>
>>Apologies for coming in down here to reply to the OP, who was looking
>>for a source, IIRC, so go here for a start:
>>
>>http://www.thenutfactory.com/kitchen...kory-nuts.html
>
>
> Um, I posted that URL yesterday.
>
>
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> ---= Move UNITED NATIONS To Paris =---
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Missed it, sheldon, apologies for trying to steal your thunder.


jim

In article >,
Beirader > wrote:

> Okay, where do I find these. A special request for a hickory nut cake.
> Thanks

You can buy wild hickory meats from American Spoon foods. I've gotten
mine there for years and they are very good, but not cheap.

I'm completely willing to pay though. Grew up with hickory trees and as
a kid tried to get enough meats to make a cake. I think it was like 1/2
cup. Took days. The nuts are sooo hard to crack with just a hammer.

In article >,
Beirader > wrote:

> Okay, where do I find these. A special request for a hickory nut cake.
> Thanks

You can buy wild hickory meats from American Spoon foods. I've gotten
mine there for years and they are very good, but not cheap.

I'm completely willing to pay though. Grew up with hickory trees and as
a kid tried to get enough meats to make a cake. I think it was like 1/2
cup. Took days. The nuts are sooo hard to crack with just a hammer.