By Tom Venesky
Bernie Okuniewski explains the process to make hickory syrup to customers at the Pennsylvania Farm Show. Education is a key part of his business, as many people aren't familiar with syrup made from hickory bark.
Harrisburg - After Bernie Okuniewski (click here) cooks up a batch of syrup, the main ingredient that he pours into the bottle isn’t from the sap that flows inside a maple tree.
Instead, the ingredient that makes Okuniewski’s syrup unique is found on the outside of a tree.
Hickory bark, actually.
