So I picked these at the local park thinking they were walnuts. My sister told me they were horse chestnuts, not edible, she has such a tree. Oh well. I put them in our yard waste.
Well I learned walnuts have to be dried, shelled and baked at some point.
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I learned something new today Christine, thank you :)
I've seen those before, and now I know what they are. Happy weekend Christine.
We have lots of them over here too and also plenty of walnut trees here..
It's good to know what these are. Darn, it would have been great if they had been walnuts.
I didn't know walnuts had to be baked before we eat them. Have a great weekend, Christine!
I would have no idea what walnuts looked like! Our Chestnuts are starting to appear too.
Yes those are horse chestnuts, altough the bumps are normally much more pointy, only good for playing with.
Re walnuts. Dried, shelled, and baked! No way! Only shelled, and if they are fresh from the tree, you can peel off the outer layer of the nut proper - just heaven. But the green shells will stain your hands brown, a very durabel brown even ;)
I've never heard of horse chestnuts.
We have black walnut trees. When the outside is green, they smell horrible. They dry quickly. Though ours are not tasty. Never heard of the horse ones. They do look similar.
Funny looking nut pods. But I've never heard of walnuts needing to be baked before eating. If we're suppose to die from not doing that, from childhood, I'm evidence that it's not always the case. Linda in Kansas
I love chestnuts.
Se ven ricas. Te mando un beso.
Thanks for this info Linda
Thanks for this info Charlotte
Too bad they are not tasty Ivy
That's such a shame
Julia x
I never seen and taste this kind of nut
Thank you for telling us. 😊
My great-grandmother had a chestnut tree in her front yard. They don't seem to be around much anymore - I think they've got some kind of disease in this area. We do have a black walnut up the hill, but we've never used them for anything.
Glad you were informed dear friend
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