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10-10-2017, 11:01 AM
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Hickory pie
This is more of a project thread than a recipe, but eventually I'll actually make some pies! Phase 1, raw material acquisition. You can't go down to the grocery for hickory nuts, so 1.5 hours and a small mountain climb later, here's about 2 gal of hickory nuts. Now I'm going fishing!
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10-10-2017, 12:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Subrosa
This is more of a project thread than a recipe, but eventually I'll actually make some pies! Phase 1, raw material acquisition. You can't go down to the grocery for hickory nuts, so 1.5 hours and a small mountain climb later, here's about 2 gal of hickory nuts. Now I'm going fishing!
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Might want to do a taste test to make sure those are not bitternut or pignut hickories. The thin-skinned types always confuse me.
Find a shellbark (or kingnut) hickory - then you are in pie heaven!
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10-10-2017, 01:43 PM
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Might want to do a taste test to make sure those are not bitternut or pignut hickories. The thin-skinned types always confuse me.
Find a shellbark (or kingnut) hickory - then you are in pie heaven!
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I collected a handful Sunday. They were delicious!
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10-10-2017, 02:52 PM
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Is it like a pecan pie?
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10-10-2017, 04:56 PM
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Might want to do a taste test to make sure those are not bitternut or pignut hickories. The thin-skinned types always confuse me.
Find a shellbark (or kingnut) hickory - then you are in pie heaven!
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My exact thoughts. We thought we had tasty hickories only to find out pig hickories are only fit for squirrels.
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10-10-2017, 05:29 PM
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Is it like a pecan pie?
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Very similar. They are all in the genus Carya. Pecans are Carya illinoinensis.
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10-10-2017, 07:17 PM
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The bark on these trees seemed like a match for pignut hickories of their size (12"-14" in diameter at eye level). The other common species, the shagbark is quite different. I have read conflicting accounts of the palatability of pignut hickories. It could be due to misidentification, and I may be guilty as well. But I can't get these things out of the shell fast enough to make them a decent snack food! So I'll bear down and produce for pie purposes.
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10-12-2017, 08:43 AM
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Phase 2 is complete, all nuts are de-husked. And it only took 3 hours!
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Phase 2 is complete, all nuts are de-husked. And it only took 3 hours!
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Your pies better taste good after all the effort you're putting in.
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10-12-2017, 07:42 PM
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Your pies better taste good after all the effort you're putting in.
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My pecan pies always disappear quickly when I set them out. I'll be using the same recipe, just subbing in the hickories for the pecans. Phase 3 is shelling them. The best is yet to come I think!
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