uses for pine cones?

[Trackeraz]

I hear bear G uses them as TP substitute !

 

[tiger stacker]

Used them as a smudge pot to keep the mossies away, who would have thought you got eaten alive by clegs midges and mossies at Fort George. Also came in handy for cooking fuel.

 

[superc0ntra]

Stick in a few toothpicks and make a toy cow

 

[Tjurved]

They are a pain to walk on with bare feets.

 

[Stirling3749]

Scouring pad for cookware.

 

[Harvestman]

The interesting thing for me with this thread is that it is purely for pine cones. What about uses for spruce cones, cedar cones, larch cones, sequoia cones (they make a short-lived air freshener for a car when they are green - the smell as they open is quite pleasant), Fir cones, Douglas Fir, and so on? I know they don't all burn equally well (spruce cones are awful - they just smoke), so they should have different uses.

Any suggestions?