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[alexis@conev.org]

Hey Folks,
thinking about what nuts I can grow. Anyone have much experience with 
Hicans? To what extent are the edible? Lots of things get called edible 
that aren't  really in a practical sense. Wild hickories fit this latter 
category. The nuts are very tasty, but the extraction rate is pitiful as 
the nuts are wooden. The only practical way I have heard of eating them 
is to crush the nuts and boil them, and skim the oily residue.
Can hicans be cracked and eaten, like pecans (walnuts, etc), or are they 
more like hickories?
Any info appreciated.
Alexis Zeigler