Across the Midwest, fall is a time for gathering black walnuts, a native, wild crop. Hammons Products Company, located in Stockton, Missouri, has been selling black walnuts for over 75 years. The company has buying stations in locations across 13 states where people can bring in the black walnuts they’ve collected.
Black walnuts provide a familiar flavor
Black walnuts are a wild crop collected every fall across the Midwest. They have a bold flavor and are used in cooking in a variety of ways.
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This is Hammons’ oldest known black walnut baking recipe, dating to the late 1890s. It was passed down from family of Sarah “Sadie” Ann Poehlm…
1/4 C. + 1/2 tsp. coconut oil, melted and divided
