Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 200, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 September 1917 — Horse Chestnuts for Food. [ARTICLE]

Horse Chestnuts for Food.

An effort is being made to adapt the horse chestnuts to the human dietary. The nuts are more than half starch and sugar, with some protein and fat, and are nutritious. Their value chiefly depends on the elimination of the bitter elements and the irirtatlng saponlllke glucosides.