We saw an old bird's nest.
We saw a maple tree.
We gathered the green hulled nuts from the fallen leaves.
It helped to the rake the leaves away with a stick.
Sometimes it helped to turn upside-down.
The hickory nut hulls made our hands smell wonderful.
You have to peel the hulls off before you crack the nuts. We cracked them with a rock.
He liked the way they tasted.
Hickory nuts are hard to crack without smashing the meat. That's why you have never seen hickory nuts in the grocery store. For a good article about how to harvest, dry, and crack them, try this link to Mother Earth Magazine:
http://www.motherearthnews.com/Modern-Homesteading/1980-09-01/Hickory-Nuts-The-Inside-Story.aspx
4 comments:
Hi Beth,
How lucky you are to live where there are hickory trees! We don't have many deciduous trees here! Your forest photographs are beautiful! I hope you have a nice weekend!
Love, Sara
Hi Beth
Beautiful woodland photos. Those hickory nuts are wonderful. We don't have those in our area.
I didn't even know there were hickory trees around here until I heard a teacher talking about gathering "pignuts." Since then I kept my eyes peeled. I'm trying to learn about foraging in New England! Beth
Adorable photos...I love the "upside down" one. So sweet! :)
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