[OT] Re: English

[Chris Kantarjiev K6DBG]

"Buckeye" is an Ohio term ... though I've no idea how much
farther it may have spread.

73 de chris K6DBG
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[Bill VanAlstyne W5WVO]

Apparently not much (to the east anyway), since Ohio is practically in the
back yard of where I grew up near Rochester... Truth to tell, I knew about
"Ohio, the Buckeye State", etc., but I always figured a buckeye was probably a
flower or something. Lots of state sobriquets refer to flowers that grow
there. Anyway, that's my excuse, and I'm stickin' to it.  :-)

Bill


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> "Buckeye" is an Ohio term ... though I've no idea how much
> farther it may have spread.
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> 73 de chris K6DBG
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[Craig Smith]

Buckeye was the common term in Eastern Iowa in the 50s, so it spread at
least that far from Ohio.  I only learned about the Horse Chestnut a few
years ago.

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[Jim Campbell-8]

Buckeye is also the term used in the mountains of Western North
Carolina. I have never heard them called a horse chestnut.  I only know
of one use for them; when I was a child an elderly neighbor always
carried one in his pocket to prevent constipation.  As I remember it,
the wood is very coarse and grainy and not useful for much of anything.  
Our foresters treat them as trash trees and usually just fell them and
leave them lay.

I have read a lot on this reflector about the K3, but am not motivated
in the least to purchase one.  I'm extremely happy with my K2/100 and
plan to make do with it.  One of the big attractions of the K2 for me
was being able to start with a pile of parts and end up with a beautiful
little rig that I had assembled myself.  Best wishes to Elecraft on the
success of the K3, but I don't plan to be an owner.

72,

Jim - W4BQP
ARES EC, Spartanburg Co., SC

Chris Kantarjiev wrote:
> "Buckeye" is an Ohio term ... though I've no idea how much
> farther it may have spread.
>
> 73 de chris K6DBG
>
>  
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[Fred (FL)]

Yes - but in Buffalo, New York - after we picked
up 10 or 20 horse chestnuts - we'd dry, and
get them all polished.  Drill a hole in center,
and string the chestnut - with a shoe string
or a limp piece of horse hide string.  Then
my buddies - watch out.  They eat some kind
of "chestnuts" in downtown New York City,
in steaming hot carts - must be another type?

Fred, N3CSY


 
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[Thom LaCosta]

On Sat, 9 Jun 2007, Fred (FL) wrote:

> or a limp piece of horse hide string.  Then
> my buddies - watch out.  They eat some kind
> of "chestnuts" in downtown New York City,
> in steaming hot carts - must be another type?

Yep...most likely imported from Italy...they are
sweet.  Every now and again my mother cons me into
making chestnut flour for her...makes marvelous
pastry.

Many cultures use chestnuts for food....I bought a pound
of Korean chestnuts last year...they were gigantic compared
to the Italian ones.


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[Ron D'Eau Claire-2]

Gosh, have the Christmas Carols of my youth become that passé?

"Chestnuts roasting on an open fire,
Jack Frost nipping on your nose,
Yuletide carols being sung by a choir,
And folks dressed up like Eskimos...."

Made famous here in the USA in the 50's by Nat King Cole...

Ron AC7AC

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On Sat, 9 Jun 2007, Fred (FL) wrote:

> or a limp piece of horse hide string.  Then
> my buddies - watch out.  They eat some kind
> of "chestnuts" in downtown New York City,
> in steaming hot carts - must be another type?

Yep...most likely imported from Italy...they are
sweet.  Every now and again my mother cons me into
making chestnut flour for her...makes marvelous
pastry.

Many cultures use chestnuts for food....I bought a pound
of Korean chestnuts last year...they were gigantic compared
to the Italian ones.


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