Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 January 1913 — Nuts Used as Candles. [ARTICLE]

Nuts Used as Candles.

The candle nut is a native of the Pacific Islands, an<| the name is derived from the fact that the kernels are so full of oil that, when dried, they can be stuck on reeds and used as candles. The people of Hawaii, after having roasted these nuts and removed the shells, reduce the kernels to a paste, which, when flavored with pepper and salt, is said to be a most appetizing dish. The busk of the nut and the gum which exudee from the tree have medicinal values, while the burned shell is used to make an Indelible Ink, with which tattooing la done.