The Christmas Nut Bowl

[CaliS]

Did your house have one of these? Favorite nut?

I remember this and MISS it !!!! Walnuts & Pecans are my fav! I could never get those little round dark ones to pop!

 

[ChiroDoc]

@ChiroDoc, we have several types if Hickory trees on our property along with just as many Black Walnut. I made a pie the first year we moved in using the Hickory, but the cleaning was a pain to get that many. Now I leave the nuts to the squirrels.

I still have my nut cracker/pick set from my Grandma. I don't remember her having a wooden bowl, but she always set out the nuts in a crystal bowl. My favorite was the Brazil nuts.

Yeah, Hickory nuts take a lot of patience to get out all the meats. Good tasting though.
My grandpa used to make Hickory nut cakes that were so sweet they'd stop your heart. I swear he used a pound of sugar in every cake!