From: rusty.hinge@foobar.zetnet.co.ok   
      
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   from Frederick Burroughs  contains these words:   
      
   > Don't know if it grows on your side of the pond.  The nuts are highly   
   > tannic and too bitter to eat.  However, I've used the shells to smoke   
   > meat.  The wood is very popular as a source of smoke for flavoring.   
      
   Hmmmm. Add some to a bland wine?   
      
   > Hickory is very closely related to Pecan.  Pecan trees are sometimes   
   > selected to grow truffles.  Bitternut Hickory, Carya cordiformis (the   
   > most prevalent in my area), foliage is very high in calcium and helps to   
   > improve the soil.  If I were to start looking for truffles in my area,   
   > I'd probably start with the Hickories that are everywhere in the forest.   
      
   Hum - truffles... As if there aren't enough nuts here, I'll have to   
   start looking for some hickory nuts to plant.   
      
   First stop, Chiltern Seeds...   
      
   Thanks.   
      
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