are hickory nuts popular toppings on icecreams?

Question

could someone give me a brief description on how they are used?

Answer 1

Hickory nuts have limited availability. They are difficult to grow commercially—hickory nuts have extremely hard shells that are quite difficult to crack, and the nutmeats are difficult to remove. In addition, there is a long period of time which must elapse between the planting and bearing of a good-size crop.

Preparation, uses, and tips
Hickory nuts can be prepared and used in the same way as pecans—as snacks or in baking or cooking. The nut meats from hickory nuts are more difficult to remove from their shells than those of pecans, but their delicious flavor makes it well worth the effort.

Answer 2

Hickory nuts are absolutely wonderful. While they are hard to crack open, they are certainly worth it. They are above and beyond my favorite nut. You can certainly use them as an ice cream topping, in fudge, or in cookies.

Some of my favorite recipes for hickory nuts are Cake mix cookies with hickory nuts, hickory nut praline, and hickory nut cake (a little labor intensive as the hickory nuts are ground and blended with the cake flour).

If you aren't aware, hickory nuts are very close relatives to pecans, only in my opinion, the taste of hickory nuts is far superior. Like I said, the only drawback is hickory nuts are harder to crack, but if you hold a nut on end (with the smooth side, not the pointed side exposed) and crack with a hammer, you can usually get the nut out in halves. Hold the nut between your thumb and forefinger when cracking them. You can find hickory nuts for sale on Ebay.

Answer 3

I don't think they are used on ice cream. The only thing I've ever heard of that's used on ice cream is pecans, walnuts, and peanuts. I've never heard of a hickory nut.

Answer 4

no