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Note that horse chestnuts (aka "buckeyes"), besides (as you say) being unrelated to standard chestnuts, are toxic. Just handling them is not a problem, but eati
by Turing_Machine 5y ago
Note that horse chestnuts (aka "buckeyes"), besides (as you say) being unrelated to standard chestnuts, are toxic. Just handling them is not a problem, but eating them is definitely bad news. Native Americans used to grind them up and use them to stun/kill fish.
- daveslash 5y agoVery bad news Indeed! Upvote for the PSA word of caution. I had a neighbor years ago who used just a few pieces of one as garnish on a soup. Made him horribly horribly sick; he survived without medical treatment, but attributes that mostly to the very tiny amounts he ingested.
- toolslive 5y agoThey do make really nice finishes for guitars and basses. https://www.sevenstring.org/threads/share-your-buckeye-burl-tops.312953/ https://www.sevenstring.org/threads/share-your-buckeye-burl-...
- zwieback 5y agoWow, I had no idea! I nibbled on them because I thought they were the same as the edible ones but that was a one-time experiment.
- theandrewbailey 5y agoNot to be confused with buckeyes made from peanut butter and chocolate. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buckeye_candy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buckeye_candy