Black walnuts add distinctive taste

STOCKTON, Mo. -- Eastern black walnuts that grow wild across Midwest and east-central United States have a distinctive taste that can add flavor to many recipes.

Here are few recipes offered by Hammons Products Company of Stockton:

Zucchini Nut Bread

1 cup oil

3 cups sugar

3 1/2 cups flour

4 eggs

2 cups frozen zucchini

3 teaspoons baking soda

3 teaspoons cinnamon

3 teaspoons ginger

1 1/2 teaspoons nutmeg

1 1/2 teaspoons salt

1 cup black walnuts

Combine all ingredients. Grease pans and bake at 350 degrees for one hour and 15 minutes. Makes two loaves.