Can you eat conkers?

Ah, autumn. Season of crunchy leaves, chilly winds and conker fights.
This woman took a month off work to travel America with her retired mother Conkers can look so appealing sometimes. That shiny brown carapace, their firmness, the fact that they look as if they would taste good roasted on a fire…
It means each year, around this time, people start searching for whether or not you can eat them.
Don’t do it!
Even though conkers might look appealing, there’s no sensible way you can eat one.
And yes, that applies even if you fry it, boil it or roast it.
A friend of mine once actually broke a... read more
18 October 2016 in
Lifestyle,
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Source: Metro
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