I've been cracking and eating hickory nuts all my life but shelling them and getting the nutmeat out is not easy. I'm looking for an easier way to get the nut meat out. Anyone have any ideas?
The best I've found is to hold the nut with the stem pointing left or right and the "ridge" pointing up and down. Then hit just right with a hammer. Then sit and pick the meat out with a nut pick. It's still takes a long long time to do a bushel this way.
There's just got to be a better way.