Score on the Hickory! We have exactly ONE Hickory tree on all of our property. Wish we had more.
I have two 5-gallon buckets of pears to deal with so on the docket for later today:
Pear Butter in the Crock Pot
https://www.abakershouse.com/pear-butter-in-the-crock-pot/
I’ll make a double batch and freeze instead of canning. As many sliced pears as will fit in the dehydrator are going in that for snacks for Beau.
Yep, I mainly use oak for the wood stove because oak is 90% of what grows here but I do like to have a few pieces of hickory so I can throw one on the fire when I go outside to do something. Smells so good. Just don’t do it on an empty stomach.
Haha, we are about 80% hickory. Too much!!! And that’s B4 the puns about nuts.
Seriously, for grilling and smoking, I prefer about 20% hickory, 75% oak, and maybe a little plum or apple.
How many hundred/thousand hickory nuts do you want?
There are a LOT of hickory trees on my property. Smooth bark and shag bark.
Between the hickories and the oaks (and Mrs. Augie's collection of bird feeders) the squirrels here stay well-fed.