They are instead made resemble Buckeye nuts using chocolate fudge and peanut butter;
Buckeye was also used as a term of endearment
for the early settlers of Ohio.
It is usually found in the Midwest, but Buckeye trees also grow in the South, and even in Ontario.
The first live costumed mascots were probably Mr. Met in baseball and
Brutus Buckeye in college football, both debuting in 1964.
Medicinal tea can be made as well,
but this actually comes from the bark of the Buckeye tree, rather than from the nuts.
Buckeye nuts are actually mildly toxic in their uncooked state, but
you can eat them after removing them from their shells and roasting them.
The Buckeye tree, often known as the Ohio Buckeye or the fetid Buckeye,
is a deciduous tree which can grow up to 82 feet in height.