I was walking the trails at York Land Trusts’ Hilton Farm last week. There is a beautiful spot there where the sun glints off the river and floods the woods with light. On that particular day the sun ...

Autumn is on course to provide some great, tasty nut meats. After several spotty production years, Hank Judd, of Sauk County, and many other area outdoors gatherers have had their eyes toward the sky, ...

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While many species of nuts grow wild, homeowners can also enjoy planting and harvesting their own nut crops, including pecans, walnuts and hickory nuts. To ensure good quality, proper collecting, ...

Bitternut hickory was long considered a worthless “trash” tree. Locals now believe it contains a hidden treasure – and could ...

With oil prices high, more and more people are turning to wood heat. If you're one, and you happen to reach for a log from your woodpile that feels like it's made of concrete, you're in luck. It's ...

With oil prices high, more and more people are turning to wood heat. If you're one, and you happen to reach for a log from your woodpile that feels like it's made of concrete, you're in luck. It's ...

Hickory trees and their nuts have always meant quite a lot to rural folks in our part of the world. The nuts of the one we know as shagbark hickory have always been valued in country cooking. Indeed, ...

Food trends vary greatly based on geography and time period. A typical lunch that you might have today in Boise, Idaho is probably very different from the typical lunch of somebody in Vientiane, Laos.

3 eggs 1 cup light corn syrup 3/4 cup brown sugar 2 tablespoons butter melted 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/8 teaspoon salt 1 cup hickory nuts 1 cup chocolate chips 1 unbaked pie shell 9 inches In a ...