7 hickory recipes

Crockpot pork spareribs braised 6-8 hours with hickory smoke, ketchup, and brown sugar for tender indoor barbecue any day of the week.

Hickory nut cake is an old-fashioned American layer cake with chopped hickory nuts, maraschino cherries, and a hint of unsweetened chocolate, finished with a fluffy almond-vanilla buttercream frosting.

Rhubarb hickory nut bread with sugar-steeped rhubarb folded into a tender quick bread batter. A tart, nutty Midwestern loaf with a clever juice-extraction technique.

Old-fashioned hickory nut drop cookies with sour milk, raisins, and chopped nuts in a soft, cakey dough. A heritage Midwest recipe with buttery, wild nut flavor.

Grilled hickory-marinated pork tenderloin drizzled with a warm spiced apple topping. Sweet-smoky main dish with a cider-boosted apple pie filling sauce poured right over the sliced pork.

Hickory-smoked chuck roast studded with garlic and marinated overnight in vinegar, Worcestershire, and basil. Grilled low over indirect heat with soaked wood chips for deep smoky flavor.

Hickory smoked ham on the grill with a simple maple-Dijon mustard sauce. A pre-cooked ham slow-smoked over indirect heat with soaked hickory chips for deep, smoky flavor.