Conker Collecting || Autumn Vlog 2

[@bbytraz]

In the us we call them buckeyes! If you carry one around in your pocket or purse they bring good luck! It’s a little country belief.

[@alliehamilton-calhoun162]

We always rubbed the buckeyes on our noses when I was a kid to make them shiny. Supposedly, it was good luck here in the Midwest US.

[@bowl_of_youtube6249]

I'm in the us and I've never found them but I've definitely heard of buckeyes

[@sethwinters2112]

They were called "horse chestnuts" when I was young. Actually like "conkers" better. 😊

[@cathyskywalker77]

Same here! We had a horse chestnut tree in our yard... actually two of them.

[@Loagz_Personal]

Did u know technically horse chestnuts and conkers are different!! Conkers are poisonous to eat where as horse chestnuts are edible, coming from someone in the UK who lives near 2 forests that have loads of conkers and horse chestnuts lolll 😊💕

[@zeeeboss5811]

*Do conkers have a purpose? They have been made into a food for horses and cattle in the past, either by soaking them in lime-water to reduce their bitterness or by soaking in water overnight before being boiled, ground up and added to the rest of the fodder. Conkers have also been carried in the pocket to help prevent piles and rheumatism. *What is the point of conkers? Scoring. A conker gains one point for surviving a hit that causes the other one to break. The point is scored whether the surviving conker was attacking or defending at the time. A new conker is a none-er, meaning that it has not defeated any others yet and thus has no score. *Why are people collecting conker? Conkers contain aescin, which is an anti-inflammatory and can help with bruises, sprains, and other minor ailments. In fact, you can buy medicine containing aescin for just this purpose. You can make flour from conkers. The game of conkers is predominantly played in England, using Horse Chestnuts, however similar games are also played in other parts of the world - often called something different: England: the game is known as 'conkers' in England. Puerto Rico: the game of conkers is known as 'gullets' in Puerto Rico.

[@finnleybea4522]

I LOVE YOUR DADS CROCS!!! HES SO ICONIC!

[@sop-he-uh]

i really appreciate you adding captions!! im HOH so i struggle to understand what people say sometimes and this was a big help for me

[@Tom-vk6ij]

Your smile and laugh are heart warming! Thanks for sharing!

[@laurelllewis3437]

🤗 💙 💜

[@fridamariemrk8638]

My Grandma “Farmor” used to have these in her play-kitchen so whenever I would be at her house I would pretend like I was cooking small meals for her with these.

[@carter_chambers]

You look so healthy, glad you're doing better, cant believe another year's gone!

[@Tansy.14]

It's so so beautiful to see you up and about again evie!! You look so much like yourself when out in nature, its gorgeous!! How are you doing? How's your walking going? Lots of love xx ❤❤

[@rileycollison2947]

I always used to collect conkers on my way home from school and I would step on the shells to crack them open. It was always so much fun

[@Qu1nette]

Absolutely favourite time of the year collecting conkers is so fun! Only issue is I never know what to do with them after

[@FatmeTabakova-dp2ct]

❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@GemmatheCat]

Yes, plenty of folks on this side of the ocean forage for chestnuts. Good stuff.

[@melvincat8175]

finding conkers is my favourite thing 🍁

[@nataspeaks]

Those are amazing when fried! İn Türkiye we always eat them from street vendors with my husband in winter! Full of vegan protein and taste smokey-sweetish... They are called "kestane" 🇹🇷 And in my native language (Russian) "kashtan" 🇷🇺

[@Maalin.]

We do it in Sweden too 😊 We had alot of those trees around where our grandparents lived, spent hours collecting them as a kid 😊 and then on our farm we had maybe 6 or 8 trees too haha ❤

[@velvetcooper5701]

I love confers too. The flat bottom ones are probably twin one where you get two in a shell

[@GaryGSF]

It's been a while since I dropped in on your channel. It looks like you have your spark back. So nice to see.

[@BamelaAnderson]

We had these in our yard. I'd open SO MANY! I feel lucky now bc I got to do this for hours lol

[@PsychedelicChameleon]

Thank you for showing us this nice and cheerful outing! I've never seen conkers before, but I saw some similar seeds in the Caribbean. Those shells look like things from an alien planet, and I've surprised that they open so easily and also into three parts instead of just two parts. Thank you also for showing us those cute rabbits!

[@Georgia-kf6pu]

When they first fall off the tree, the outer shell is really tough and spiky. We usually have to stand on them and twist our feet to crack it and get the conker inside. X

[@PsychedelicChameleon]

Thanks! @@Georgia-kf6pu

[@DaelinD]

Collecting these isn't just a British thing, Danes do it too. Often people make little figurines with them, using toothpicks. In Danish a conker is called a "kastanje".

[@nataspeaks]

Wow! Sounds like we call them in Russian "kashtan" 👍

[@stellameii]

similar to here in Germany, we call them Kastanie

[@nikkimul98]

That’s funny, in Dutch they’re called kastanje as well!

[@Agnes_B96]

In Hungary we also collect those and we call them ‘gesztenye’ sounds just like ‘kastanje’ when you say it

[@fridamariemrk8638]

Ej sjovt tænkte selv på at skrive det og så popper din kommentar op.

[@RowenO-tv7qm]

Thank you for everything you’ve done your such a big inspiration for me

[@sky-ic2xj]

We call it baum(sounds like that)here, and we collect them in autumn season, too! Except they are pointy like a sea urchin. We need gloves or sticks to crack the shell.

[@klepow]

I would totally watch a video of just those rabbits being fed.

[@gloomysunday9534]

omg childhood memories ! im from quebec and When i was in elementary school there was a horse chestnut next to the school and after school or during lunch time we would go and pick some it was so much fun 😊❤

[@claibornec7937]

I'm in California, those look like the "Buckeye" ....... there is a 'Ohio Buckeye' as well. Thanks for sharing your videos, I enjoy watching your videos and learning about Tourette Syndrome (TS). also sorry that your form of (TS) is extremely uncomfortable that may cause you a trip to the Emergency Room. Stay strong young one.

[@mintysmom-nell5114]

I use to collect horse chestnuts all the time growing up. It use to be an incentive for me to do stuff. My dad would take after my appointments there was a tree near our house.

[@majadremelj3200]

I love this video😊 Yess, the best part is when you get them out of the spiky shell. Here in Slovenia, we have the same tradition of picking up chestnuts in autumn. Chestnut in Slovenia is called "kostanj". Chestnuts can also be baked or boiled and are truly delicious - yummy! I also see under the comments here that we are not the only one who make small figurines from chestnuts (chestnuts and toothpicks).

[@EmOrganically]

Oh coooool :) We do have these in the US, but I believe here we call them horse chestnuts :) It's cool to see someone else enjoy these across the pond! I've always found discovering that super smooth brown texture when it cracks open, satisfying hehe

[@weirdsockzs]

ahhh so excited! i love the autumn vlogs so much🤎🎃

[@Gordon_L]

I remember playing conkers as a small boy in the U.K. before we moved to Australia .

[@tinyaxes]

Aww they are similar to American buckeyes! Lovely vlog

[@andreasheld2362]

You're the bestest conker collector of the whole wide world! 😊

[@9crutnacker985]

I love conkers. The colour, smell & that waxy feel when they're fresh from the shell. Thanks for sharing. The flat sided one is one from a 'twin pack' - two conkers in one shell. Sometimes there are 3 or more. Do you do anything with them? Conker fighting was big when I was at school in the 70;s.

[@weirdsockzs]

honestly, conkers are so pretty. i love there natural shine, they look so beautiful I love how happy you where, the colors of the autumn ground made me happy as well. there are so many of them!!! do you eat them, or are they just for decorations??

[@naomitheeducator8464]

Naomi from Poland here, and we also collect cookers in autumn ❤

[@xoxoluvcharlie]

when i was younger me and my dad would go out and do this too! In the u.s. we call them ‘buckeyes’. where i am they are very common (i’m in midwest USA) and i still carry one in my bag for good luck. this brought back a lot of good memories from my childhood. Thank you Evie

[@chriswilkens5055]

I love autumn it so pretty and I love your autumn style video's and I'm so glad your well enough to do stuff lots of love 💙💙💙

[@tonywtyt]

Glad you're doing well. You always seem to have a great attitude and love your laugh : )

[@leejproductions27]

since I am from the States. What do you do with Conker once you collect them ? Are they eaten ? Used for cooking ? just decoration for the fall ?

[@chiarap2991]

We collect conkers in autumn in Italy too! 😁

[@theNoctifloralParacosm]

called chesnuts here, you can roast and eat some of them, in the Netherlands it was basically a tradition to like go collect them with kids or cousins, as a family day out

[@guineagalore4654]

I have them in my hometown on one particular tree in our graveyard. I never knew what they were called and just called them chestnuts as a kid. thanks for the info !! hope you had fun !!!

[@mjay333]

Such an amazing person ❤ would love a friend like you!

[@sun_le_citron]

Oooh they're so pretty! In french we call them châtaignes :]

[@CynsAngel]

We do have these in America, we call them Chestnuts

[@SkruTheSquad]

OMG! I know exactly what you were doing! I can't say that we used to go out just to pick "conkers" but.. Here in Western New York they're all over and I can't even count the times I've picked them out of their shells lol.. And these rabbits.. Fugget about it!🤌🤌 They are friggin adorable!! I've never seen such awesome looking rabbits! What kind are they?

[@marciaa125]

When I was little and I picked a chestnut that was flat on one side, I called it "soap" - it reminded me a bit of it I don't know why :D. Children in Poland used chestnuts and matches to make figurines at school during fall. Two interesting facts about these lovely nuts in my country. ;)

[@HARRi81_UK]

For anyone not that familiar with conkers, historically us Brits have eaten sweet chestnuts, but horse chestnuts that are poisonous are tied to a knotted string and used in battle. Two kids take turns to hit each other's conker until one is broken and the remaining conker wins!

[@Gordon_L]

Horse chestnuts aka conkers are poisonous , sweet chestnuts are the ones that are eaten .

[@HARRi81_UK]

@@Gordon_L you are indeed correct! Apologies. Original comment amended to reflect this.

[@Nora-ui3yo]

Where I'm from, we say that if you keep them in your pockets you'll stay healthy during winter, so I used to collect a lot when I was a child hehe

[@ashtsukishima2519]

I live in germany and me and my childhood best-friend used to collect them every autumn when we were younger :> (also, your nails are beautiful!)

[@jennysanimations4181]

I'm from the Netherlands and every year we collect them too❤️

[@emilyjames3110]

❤❤ these and your book is a great

[@joekennedy3625]

Cheers for your dad!😊

[@leahbaer11]

There’s horse chesnuts everywhere here in Canada but no one collects them. That must definitely be a British thing. What do you do with them? For all who don’t know, a horse chestnut (‘conker’) is called that because even horses don’t eat them. That’s how much no animal wants them hahaha. Compared to a regular chestnut (American or European chesnut) which are delicious.

[@Evitje9]

Here in the netherlands we call then kastanjes and people here make soup and tea with them

[@cassiecrossing6455]

We had these trees in my childhood yard. We called them “Horse Chestnuts.” I stepped on a shell once, don’t recommend it at all. 😂

[@davidgraham8658]

You’re such a beautiful soul ❤

[@Agnes_B96]

We collect those in here Hungary too 😊

[@OnlyTheEd]

Here in the US, we call them either "buckeyes" or "Chestnuts"....they look similar to each other....

[@klepow]

In the US, they are called horse chestnuts. Nobody here does anything with them, as far as I know.

[@HappyCatastrophy]

Are they the same as chestnuts here in the states?

[@LoveJacobBlack14]

we have nothing like these things in Minnesota the closest i think we have to picking in this category is acorns🥴 the rest is just really apple picking, pumpkin patching and thats really about it at least when i was growin up😅, but i never really went acorn picking really because i always had one growing up in our yard so, that and i never really at the acorns

[@scottwhite6040]

We call them water chestnuts in the states u can eat them but u have to cook them and yes we have a lot of them.

[@cathyskywalker77]

Water chestnuts are different from these...horse chestnuts.

[@yvesfleury]

bonjour EVIE , en France ce sont des marrons sauvages , non comestibles , bon pour les cochons , ceux que l ont peut manger sont les châtaignes , forme triangulaire et plate ...les arbres bordent souvent les routes ou les places dans les villes , l inconvenient ce sont les feuilles mortes a l automne qui tombent en grande quantité .pour info sur internet ..Le marron a un goût très amer et n'est pas comestible. Les graines, les coques, les feuilles et les petits pics sont toxiques pour les humains et les animaux (à l'exception des chèvres et des porcs). Les composants toxiques du marron sont l'escine (saponines), la coumarine et les glycosides. heureux de te retrouver dans la nature , meme en petite forme , cela ne peut que te faire du bien........bises de France

[@theanimalhippie]

yes!! 🤎🎃

[@juliewikle7794]

Those are Buckeyes here in Ohio in the USA!! They are the state nut of Ohio!! Supposed to bring you luck!

[@emilymilliman3649]

What do you do with them?

[@megamusicmessenger]

What do you do with them after collection?

[@tol412]

In Poland we call them chestnuts ;-) (Kasztany) ;-)

[@unknownnamestfu]

i did this every year in the netherlands when i was a kid lol

[@amygijbels1405]

What do you do with them if I may ask? :) if I am correct, those are not edible so I was wondering 😊

[@zeeeboss5811]

Scoring. A conker gains one point for surviving a hit that causes the other one to break. The point is scored whether the surviving conker was attacking or defending at the time. A new conker is a none-er, meaning that it has not defeated any others yet and thus has no score.

[@ashliehere1020]

💕💕💕

[@claraluise1499]

Are chestnuts the edible ones or like the american word for it? (I'm from germany)

[@panspandasawarenessofficia2458]

In Switzerland we can buy them around Christmas time warm and roasted

[@ЯнаРоссошанская-х1ц]

This type of conkers (USA: chestnuts) is not edible. Another, sweet type is 🤗

[@lovejolene7949]

What do you do with them?

[@intheory9772]

It's been a while since I have seen one of your videos but you are looking so healthy and happy in this one and I hope this trend continues for you far into your future. You also seem so focused and in the now, if that makes any sense, and hearing your laugh is one of the beautiful sounds I have heard in a long time. "Yeah, baby!"🇬🇧🤍

[@angelwings414q]

They look liek acorns ans whats with the closed caps?"

[@joehoey6337]

acorns grow on the mighty oak 😃

[@АлінаБілоконєва]

Aren't they chestnuts? Or chestnut is a name of the tree?🤔

[@melvincat8175]

hiiii ily ❤

[@theoneandonlymaddy3814]

QUEEN YASSSS LOVE YOUR VIDS

[@sbcwmas1688]

Do people ever get hit in the head by conkers falling from the trees?

[@AugustThor438]

Hi sunshine ❤ 😊

[@jimieljoseph2322]

❤🤩🇨🇦

[@chloeslife6769]

I hope you are okay!

[@HollyWhittle-or6jf]

Can I have vlog 3

[@lindsayhartje6678]

Okay wait, so you collect them and then what? Do you eat them?

[@weirdsockzs]

conkers are highly poisonis, so you can use them for decoration, and they’re just something to do for fun :)

[@lindsayhartje6678]

@@weirdsockzs ohhh okay lol my American ass thought you'd roast em.

[@JamesGreen-zb3bv]

Do you eat them raw or roast them?

[@justkeepswimmingmum]

Conkers aren’t edible like horse chestnuts unfortunately

[@weirdsockzs]

they’re highly toxic, so they’re something fun to do and to collect!

[@eightbitguru]

“Acorn Tree” = Oak Tree “Conker Tree” = Horse Chestnut Tree

[@emilyjames3110]

What Is your hair color with blonde front

[@ryansmith8618]

I came here to say they look like chestnuts.

[@anja2716]

Cheesecutter

[@00X666]

die Kastanie :) and rabbits Y

[@lottiecooke9262]

Ur so beautiful

[@taylorc7174]

What do you do with them?