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Article: ADD RARE TO QUALITIES OF SHAGBARK NUT.(LIFESTYLE)
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- The Capital Times
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- October 12, 2004
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Byline: Mary Bergin The Capital Times
This is the time of year when Tami Lax collects shagbark hickory nuts, just as she did as a girl with her parents and grandparents south of Green Bay.
Crack open enough of them, and your hands will smell a bit like maple syrup.
Sometimes the nutmeats are just toasted and eaten, or served with cheese. They are a part of Lax's holiday turkey stuffing. They become candy clusters when she drenches them in chocolate.
She savors the flavor of the shagbark nut, plus the memories of family and rituals that the taste triggers. She also recognizes how important the shagbark tree and nut were to American ...