If you've stopped finding woolly worms , are fresh out of persimmons , and can't get the squirrels to sit still long enough so you can examine the fur on their tails , well, there's still ANOTHER way you can predict what kind of winter Kentucky is going to have.

Hedge Apples

But first, you may need to be introduced to this thing; I had to be. I have seen hedge apples before, but did not know what they were. I certainly wouldn't have guessed that they are apples.

I appreciate this guy telling us we can't eat these, but I was way ahead of him. However, I must admit, they are fascinating. So, since we cannot eat this disgusting fruit filled with a "sticky latex substance," it's a good thing that it does serve a purpose, and it's really up to us whether or not we want to believe it.

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