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Carya cordiformis (Wangenh.) K. Koch
Bitternut Hickory
USDA CACO15
Iroquois Drug, Dermatological Aid
Nut meat oil formerly used for the hair, either alone or mixed with bear grease.
Waugh, F. W., 1916, Iroquis Foods and Food Preparation, Ottawa. Canada Department of Mines, page 123
Carya cordiformis (Wangenh.) K. Koch
Bitternut Hickory
USDA CACO15
Iroquois Fiber, Furniture
Bark used to make chairs.
Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De Caughnawaga, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:7-72, page 39
Carya cordiformis (Wangenh.) K. Koch
Bitternut Hickory
USDA CACO15
Iroquois Food, Beverage
Fresh nut meats crushed, boiled and liquid used as a drink.
Parker, Arthur Caswell, 1910, Iroquois Uses of Maize and Other Food Plants, Albany, NY. University of the State of New York, page 99
Carya cordiformis (Wangenh.) K. Koch
Bitternut Hickory
USDA CACO15
Iroquois Food, Bread & Cake
Fresh nut meats crushed and mixed with bread.
Parker, Arthur Caswell, 1910, Iroquois Uses of Maize and Other Food Plants, Albany, NY. University of the State of New York, page 99
Carya cordiformis (Wangenh.) K. Koch
Bitternut Hickory
USDA CACO15
Iroquois Food, Bread & Cake
Nuts crushed, mixed with cornmeal and beans or berries and made into bread.
Waugh, F. W., 1916, Iroquis Foods and Food Preparation, Ottawa. Canada Department of Mines, page 123
Carya cordiformis (Wangenh.) K. Koch
Bitternut Hickory
USDA CACO15
Iroquois Food, Pie & Pudding
Fresh nut meats crushed and mixed with corn pudding.
Parker, Arthur Caswell, 1910, Iroquois Uses of Maize and Other Food Plants, Albany, NY. University of the State of New York, page 99
Carya cordiformis (Wangenh.) K. Koch
Bitternut Hickory
USDA CACO15
Iroquois Food, Sauce & Relish
Nuts pounded, boiled, resulting oil seasoned with salt and used as gravy.
Waugh, F. W., 1916, Iroquis Foods and Food Preparation, Ottawa. Canada Department of Mines, page 123
Carya cordiformis (Wangenh.) K. Koch
Bitternut Hickory
USDA CACO15
Iroquois Food, Soup
Nut meats crushed and added to corn soup.
Waugh, F. W., 1916, Iroquis Foods and Food Preparation, Ottawa. Canada Department of Mines, page 123
Carya cordiformis (Wangenh.) K. Koch
Bitternut Hickory
USDA CACO15
Iroquois Food, Special Food
Fresh nut meats crushed, boiled and oil used as a delicacy in corn bread and pudding.
Parker, Arthur Caswell, 1910, Iroquois Uses of Maize and Other Food Plants, Albany, NY. University of the State of New York, page 99
Carya cordiformis (Wangenh.) K. Koch
Bitternut Hickory
USDA CACO15
Iroquois Food, Special Food
Nut meat oil added to the mush used by the False Face Societies.
Waugh, F. W., 1916, Iroquis Foods and Food Preparation, Ottawa. Canada Department of Mines, page 123
Carya cordiformis (Wangenh.) K. Koch
Bitternut Hickory
USDA CACO15
Iroquois Food, Staple
Nut meats crushed and added to hominy.
Waugh, F. W., 1916, Iroquis Foods and Food Preparation, Ottawa. Canada Department of Mines, page 123
Carya cordiformis (Wangenh.) K. Koch
Bitternut Hickory
USDA CACO15
Iroquois Food, Unspecified
Nut meats, after skimming off the oil, seasoned and mixed with mashed potatoes.
Waugh, F. W., 1916, Iroquis Foods and Food Preparation, Ottawa. Canada Department of Mines, page 123
Carya cordiformis (Wangenh.) K. Koch
Bitternut Hickory
USDA CACO15
Iroquois Other, Insecticide
Nut meat oil mixed with bear grease and used as a preventive for mosquitoes.
Waugh, F. W., 1916, Iroquis Foods and Food Preparation, Ottawa. Canada Department of Mines, page 123
Carya cordiformis (Wangenh.) K. Koch
Bitternut Hickory
USDA CACO15
Meskwaki Drug, Diuretic
Infusion of bark taken 'to make the urine free.'
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 224
Carya cordiformis (Wangenh.) K. Koch
Bitternut Hickory
USDA CACO15
Meskwaki Drug, Laxative
Infusion of bark taken 'to make the bowels loose.'
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 224
Carya cordiformis (Wangenh.) K. Koch
Bitternut Hickory
USDA CACO15
Meskwaki Drug, Panacea
Infusion of bark taken for 'simple sicknesses.'
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 224
Carya cordiformis (Wangenh.) K. Koch
Bitternut Hickory
USDA CACO15
Omaha Fiber, Snow Gear
Hickory rims used to make snowshoes tied with thongs of rawhide woven across.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, A Study in the Ethnobotany of the Omaha Indians, Nebraska State Historical Society Collections 17:314-57., page 324