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So...my buddy and I are drinking beers. Yesterday morning I was out on my walk, and during that walk I found these. 3 of them. They were in the gutter, but I recognized them from the Superstore. Tim says they're ugly as hell and not food. I insist they are. He says..."Eat it!". So I cut into one, bite it. Tastes like watermelon, feels like avacado. He bites it. Throws up for 10 minutes. Really upset. I assure him its an ugly fruit....it is not. What the fuck did we eat? I'm laughing (ex-miltary), he's....upset (civilian).
siniklsaint
Yeah. Hedge apples. They're definitely not food, except allegedly the seeds after they're peeled.
BrbnOnTheRox
It's an Osage orange... Not food
NoSwervin
Apparently in Texas they are called horse apples. I've never heard these other names before. I learned a thing.
JeremyPeevin
We call 'em "Monkey balls" in Ohio. Put a couple in your basement and they'll keep your house (relatively) bug free until they rot.
ObituaryHat
Well call em that in pa too!
beepboop91
Did you think they were cherimoya?
majorminers
Possibly. It looked familiar. I may have been slighty compromised.
Funkiebunch
You eat random plants? Future Darwin award for you
majorminers
I swear to you. I thought it was the same fruit as I saw at a high end Grocery. Although... I joined infantry at 18...so you're not wrong.
StabbyMcMurder
Well, you CAN find these at grocery stores. They're just not food.
blueboy
The tree it came from (osage orange) is one of the best woods out there for making a bow, if you ever get into archery.
wealthychef
Great wood.
majorminers
I was Ontario Federation of Secondary School Athletics (OFSSA) Recurve champion 1993. I love traditional bows. Thanks for the heads up.
jj999124
LITERALLY THE WORST FUCKING WOOD TO SPLIT FOR FIREWOOD