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It might be a vintage large marble. Theres a marble identification group on Facebook that could tell you more about not all marbles were made of glass. Older ones were made of clay and many can be quite large.
I’m the friend of the original poster and my dad has been trying to give me this thing for the past 25 years. He got it 65 years ago from his uncle who hunted this deer. Ask me anything!
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Anything? Do you anticipate the next generation will suffer from our economic and environmental shortcomings or will there be an alternative where they won't have to suffer? If so, what does that look like? Thanks.
There were different flavors; lemon, lime, cherry…maybe one more?
And they all tasted great for about 30 seconds. Then? Bland, stale chews ‘til you gave up and spat it out. Couldn’t blow bubbles well with it, either which sucked.
At least Bubble Yum kept a decent flavor, and was great to blow bubbles with. Big League Chew is still awesome, decades later.
I just pictured you not as Buffalo Bill but as Clint Howard's Buffalo Bill character in Little Nicky. Rubbing the nips, staring seductively in the mirror...
"Has anyone in your family ever licked it?"
"I'd lick it" 😂😂
You said anything…Isn’t it sad how some peoples grip on their own life is so precarious that they will embrace any preposterous delusion rather than to face an occasional, bleak truth?
fun fact this is the thing Harry puts in Ron’s mouth in front of slughorn when Ron is foaming at the mouth and seizing - but they refer to it as a bezoar
It is a white dear pearl also known as Madstone.
Madstones- also known as bezoar stones or enteroliths, resemble rocks but are actually concretions of mineral salts combined with hair and fibers. Most are smooth and rounded, ranging from marble-sized to the size of an orange. They occasionally are found in the stomachs of cattle, horses, goats, llamas, camels and even cows. The most powerful stones are believed to come from the stomachs of white deer.
They are believed to be a cure for a bite from rabid animal.
I watched as someone received medications ordered online with instructions printed in Chinese, and in translating the names of the ingredients printed on the package he found that word - bezoar - just as in Harry Potter… wild huh? It is a physical thing imbued with metaphysical attributes to make the med work harder somehow. Now you also know everything I know 😁
Oh no, bezoar’s are absolutely real things - believe it or not, we sometimes find them in children who have a weird type of pica, and eat things from their environment that are not foods. The stuff they eat can coalesce into a kind of bezoar and we have to take them out or they can cause a bowel obstruction. The most common bezoars are found in animals that ruminate. As to magical properties: they can sure make your night shift a pain when the patient presents at 3:00am with abdominal pain and you have to take them to the OR! We don’t see as many of them nowadays, but they still show up.
You apply it to the bite and it's supposed to, "draw," the poison out. I've read that if the bite is rabies (or some say it also treats snakebites). It was supposed to stick to the wound until the poison was gone. To recharge it one boiled it in fresh milk. These were kept in families as rabies was greatly feared.
I know this from reading and collecting Ozark stories.
A central tenet of the madstone tradition was that the stone must not be bought or sold; doing so was thought to negate its powers. Instead, they were cherished items of folk medicine, usually passed from father to son, or within the family for generations.
I actually learned about these from a dang Anime. Had to look them up to see why they were so excited about a bezoar stone. Was a fun rabbit hole. The weird things we tried for medicine back in the day will always be interesting.
Solved! I guess it was a madstone! He still wishes they’d given him something different. Apparently they keep trying to give it back and he keeps bringing it back. This plus two old family photos.
This is something that I’ve wondered many times in the past. Unless the giver is already deceased, why don’t people just ask the person that gave it to them what it is? Of course, if the giver doesn’t know, that’s another this entirely.
A deer stomach stone, also known as a madstone or deer pearl, is a rare mineral concretion (like a gallstone) that forms in a deer's digestive tract, often around hair or organic matter, similar to a pearl in an oyster, believed historically to draw out poison from bites (rabies, snakebites) due to folk medicine. These smooth, round stones consist of calcium, magnesium, and other deposits, and while scientifically inert, they held immense cultural value for centuries, passed down generations for their supposed miraculous healing powers.
What They Are:
Formation:
Calcium and other minerals layer around a central nucleus (hair, fiber) in the stomach, creating a hard, smooth stone.
Composition:
Primarily mineral salts (calcium/magnesium phosphate) mixed with organic material.
Appearance:
Can range in size from marble to orange, often smooth and round, sometimes with growth rings.
Historical Significance (Madstone Folklore):
Cures: Believed to cure rabies (hydrophobia), snakebites, and spider bites by sticking to a wound and absorbing the "poison".
Usage: Applied to bites; would fall off when saturated, then cleansed and reused.
Value: Considered extremely valuable; owners often refused to sell or charge for use, passing them down.
Modern Understanding:
Biologists and historians recognize them as natural phenomena (bezoars or enteroliths).
Their "powers" are attributed to belief, placebo effect, and perhaps a slight delay in infection due to the stone's presence.
With modern medicine (like rabies vaccines), the need for madstones has vanished, but they remain fascinating cultural artifacts.
Magical, if you put it in a hat and put your face in the hat, the magic stone will have words appear on it. It's a seer stone. They use to be very popular.
Surely you are tracking how a bezoar can cure basically any poison. Put it in the medicine cabinet and keep it safe. /s just in case there are weirdos in here that front the woo woo
I think I heard that these were put into drinks (wine) before a royal would drink, because they neutralize poisons and make the wine fit (safe) to drink.
Those stones were worth far more than precious stones, and shipwrecks have been found with large quantities of them for trade.
Just a guess, but if that’s what that is it’s really quite an heirloom.
Ahh yes, I remember receiving my family’s laundry nugget heirloom. Great great great grandma accidentally washed a pocketful of napkins. Did you know that’s actually the meaning behind the family stone??
"The object is most likely a madstone, also known as a bezoar stone or enterolith. These objects resemble rocks but are actually mineral concretions found in the stomachs of certain animals like deer, cattle, horses, and goats.
Object Information
Description: The object is a naturally occurring, smooth, rounded mineral concretion found in the digestive tract of animals.
Historical Context: Historically, madstones were believed to possess medicinal properties, particularly for drawing poison from venomous bites, although there is no scientific basis for this.
Heirloom Value: Items like this often become family heirlooms due to their unique nature and the historical beliefs associated with them.
Case: The accompanying cloth holder and case are likely a personal addition to preserve the heirloom.
Would you like some information on how to preserve this unique family heirloom?"
If it came from an animal then it is likely a bezoar, a concretion of organic and inorganic matter that often causes indigestion, blockages, etc, over time. Historically, it was thought to be an antidote for poisons (conclusively disproven in 1567 by Pare', one of the fathers of modern surgery). Unless you are a Harry Potter fan, in which case it saves Ron Weasely's life after drinking some poisoned wine.
This is a gutta-percha golf ball (commonly called a "gutty" or "guttie"). Its name is derived from the tree from which the 'resin-y' sap was used to make the ball. This particular one may have ties directly to Scotland, where the game of golf originated. Any family ties to William Wallace, by chance?
There is a large kidney stone that has been passed down in my family since my great-great-grandmother got it removed, and I am begging the universe that it will make its way down to me.
This is also pretty cool!! I'm very jealous
If this is from deer it could be a bezoar (buildup of food material that hardens and obstructs intestines/the stomach.) Hope this helps, not 100% certain. Just looks grainy enough to be a bunch of fiber compacted into a ball.
It’s also called a Bezoar; people used to carry them around and believed they had magical and medicinal properties. You can find them in other herbivores.
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Do deers poop it out or are they found in the dead bodies or do they die from it or what?
They found it in the deer that some family member hunted
Madstone or "deer pearl". They were thought to have had magical properties.
Bezoar? It’s a stone-like thing that can form from undigested debris.
I think it might be a "mad stone". Supposedly effective against rabies.
But it's not really helpful against rabies. So please vaccinate your dog.
Like a gallstone?
It’s pronounced Deer-tay
Don't try to church it up boy.
That's why Dad named you Joe Dirt.
Not Nunamaker!
I am literally watching Joe Dirt right now! How very serendipitous!
It’s a space peanut.
Don't church it up Dirt!
Ohhh you’re my seeeester!
You’re talking to him all wrong.
Does your mother sew?
What does it smell like.....?
It doesn’t smell like anything. Super weird. We can’t believe this thing is legit
What does it taste like
Shades of Cheech and Chong
It might be a vintage large marble. Theres a marble identification group on Facebook that could tell you more about not all marbles were made of glass. Older ones were made of clay and many can be quite large.
I’m the friend of the original poster and my dad has been trying to give me this thing for the past 25 years. He got it 65 years ago from his uncle who hunted this deer. Ask me anything!
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I still don't know what I'm looking at.. Is it genuinely a solid clump of old deer shit?
It’s a deer kidney stone. We are as shocked as anyone. Thought it might be a rock
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Well I know at least my kids will be all right because we have a MAGIC STONE
Careful, the cosmic oatmeal cookies of Arizona will take that shit to heart...
ALL HAIL THE MAGIC STONE
This is great! 😆
What is the average airspeed velocity of a ladened African swallow carrying a half of a dwarf coconut from the carribean to Europe?
Are you suggesting that coconuts migrate?
No, just posing a hypothetical scenario using alternative values to test the abilities of the man/woman with a magical stone.
There you go, bringing class into it again.
Not sure, but what's your favorite color?
It's it glued to that strange setting? What is going on with the cloth around it?
No, it is just in there for safekeeping!
And fancy presentation
So, you ever chuck your deer puck at someone?
Why?! Why would they do this and why do I need an answer?!
Do you like venison meat? If so, favorite recipe?
Only the liver. Served with fava beans and a nice Chianti
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“Hello, Clarice…”
I need to rewatch that series. What a total creep-fest, right? I love Anthony Hopkins.
Watching the series is for sure a perfect Christmas tradition! 🎄🎄
Yikes!
Stripes! Fruit Stripe Gum!
I can't remember if every color was a different flavor or if they were all just fruit punch and different colors.
There were different flavors; lemon, lime, cherry…maybe one more?
And they all tasted great for about 30 seconds. Then? Bland, stale chews ‘til you gave up and spat it out. Couldn’t blow bubbles well with it, either which sucked.
At least Bubble Yum kept a decent flavor, and was great to blow bubbles with. Big League Chew is still awesome, decades later.
Dude, Bubble Yum has spider eggs in it!!
Immediately salivated like Pavlov’s Dogs when I read “big league chew”. 😂
Wow. My Big League chew never lasted decades. If I kept adding more, 2 days maybe…
Take the back strap and stuff it with garlic then wrap in bacon and twine and bake for 30-45 min at 325°F. It’s amazing!
I've done exactly this, but smoked it! It is indeed incredible.
Don’t make any sudden moves but something is trying to come out of the cabinet behind you 👀😬
Whoa, it’s for real!
Anything? What’s your skincare routine?
Cerave cleanser. Azelaic acid 15%.
Has anyone in your family ever licked it?
I’d lick it.
I just pictured you not as Buffalo Bill but as Clint Howard's Buffalo Bill character in Little Nicky. Rubbing the nips, staring seductively in the mirror...
"Has anyone in your family ever licked it?" "I'd lick it" 😂😂
What is it? Looked like an avocado pit.
It looks exactly like the stones in the stream behind my house. Maybe they ALL came from deer?
Yeah I thought maybe his uncle gave him a random rock and made up a story and my dad has been treasuring it for the past 65 years?! 😂😂
Uncle playing the long game
I guess a mad stone? I thought my dad always told me it was a kidney stone
Holy CRAP, I hope not. Ow.
Anything?? Where did you get your sweater? Super cute!
Ha thanks! H&M several years ago
This is true!
How do I become next in line to inherit this piece of something?
Is it hard like a rock? Can you dent with your fingernail?
You said anything…Isn’t it sad how some peoples grip on their own life is so precarious that they will embrace any preposterous delusion rather than to face an occasional, bleak truth?
Yes but what if the truth is always bleak?
Did it come from the gallbladder, kidney or urinary bladder of the deer?
Also, what is on your 2026 bingo card that you don’t think anyone else has on theirs?
fun fact this is the thing Harry puts in Ron’s mouth in front of slughorn when Ron is foaming at the mouth and seizing - but they refer to it as a bezoar
It is a white dear pearl also known as Madstone. Madstones- also known as bezoar stones or enteroliths, resemble rocks but are actually concretions of mineral salts combined with hair and fibers. Most are smooth and rounded, ranging from marble-sized to the size of an orange. They occasionally are found in the stomachs of cattle, horses, goats, llamas, camels and even cows. The most powerful stones are believed to come from the stomachs of white deer. They are believed to be a cure for a bite from rabid animal.
Whoa. I learned something new today! DEFINITELY looks like one of these!
Thanks for spelling whoa properly. You are appreciated.
How else have you seen it spelled?
"Woah" is one spelling I've seen. Not sure if there are others.
Makes me think of Busta Rhymes... Woo-Hah! Got you all in check!
Funnily enough I didn’t think these existed outside of Harry Potter.
I watched as someone received medications ordered online with instructions printed in Chinese, and in translating the names of the ingredients printed on the package he found that word - bezoar - just as in Harry Potter… wild huh? It is a physical thing imbued with metaphysical attributes to make the med work harder somehow. Now you also know everything I know 😁
Oh no, bezoar’s are absolutely real things - believe it or not, we sometimes find them in children who have a weird type of pica, and eat things from their environment that are not foods. The stuff they eat can coalesce into a kind of bezoar and we have to take them out or they can cause a bowel obstruction. The most common bezoars are found in animals that ruminate. As to magical properties: they can sure make your night shift a pain when the patient presents at 3:00am with abdominal pain and you have to take them to the OR! We don’t see as many of them nowadays, but they still show up.
My first thought was The Apothecary Diaries.
Same heh
Literally my first thought also 😭
First place I saw one was in Neil Gaiman's Sandman comics
First thought was Snape explaining bezoars followed by Harry saving Ron with one
Soooooooo
Cloven hoofed animal's ambergris....?
So a hairloom then
I’d much rather have this heirloom than those my cat hacks up!
Those just aren't finished baking yet. Tell your cat you prefer yours well-done.
Cats are just too impatient to make proper bezoars.
And they just love to wake me up in a panic to catch it before it hits the area rug. “Let’s make Hooman freak out, shall we?”
Take your upvote and get out
😂😂😂
this is the reason I come to Reddit
Definitely an important heirloom if you ever get bitten by a rabid animal
Omg. That took me out!
Yeah, same. My family is.judging me more than usual.
Me too!! My eyes r watering 😂
That's called an eyegasm!!
Is that a gut feeling?
More like fossilized dung.
Reluctant poor man's trophy 🏆 🪨 🏆
Definitely a “One man’s Trash” situation.
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Whoooyeah!
😂😂😂
And if your best friend ever drinks some poisoned liquor, you can just shove one down their throat and it'll cure them.
I would definitely say they like you enough to entrust you with something of that nature. A sure sign that they welcome you to the family
Curious, how does the “cure” work? Do you just have to be in possession of the stone? Or do something like lick it???
You apply it to the bite and it's supposed to, "draw," the poison out. I've read that if the bite is rabies (or some say it also treats snakebites). It was supposed to stick to the wound until the poison was gone. To recharge it one boiled it in fresh milk. These were kept in families as rabies was greatly feared.
I know this from reading and collecting Ozark stories.
And here I was thinking it was an avocado pit 😆
First thought too! I was going to suggest propping it on a glad of water with toothpicks like my grandma did to grow a plant.
Wow, cattle and cows you say?
To shreds, you say?
Cattle AND cows, you say?
Hehehe. All cows are cattle, but all cattle are not cows. Go figure…
That’s an awfully big pill to swallow in case of rabies or something /s
Good news! It's a suppository!
All I can think of is Harry Potter when he gives the bezoar to Ron
Even if you have one of these and get bitten by a suspected rabid animal, go see the doctor and get your vaccine.
A central tenet of the madstone tradition was that the stone must not be bought or sold; doing so was thought to negate its powers. Instead, they were cherished items of folk medicine, usually passed from father to son, or within the family for generations.
A bezoar? Isn't that what Harry gave to save Ron when he drank the poisoned mead that had been destined for Dumbledore in HP & the 1/2BP?
And here I thought it was an avocado pit.
Pet rock in a sleeping bag
Are you sure it's not a potato?
And in humans!
awesome. but it's not curing rabies lol. very interesting
I actually learned about these from a dang Anime. Had to look them up to see why they were so excited about a bezoar stone. Was a fun rabbit hole. The weird things we tried for medicine back in the day will always be interesting.
I had to know how the cure is supposed to work:
Usage: Often passed down, never sold, and applied directly to a bite to "draw out" the poison.
Solved! I guess it was a madstone! He still wishes they’d given him something different. Apparently they keep trying to give it back and he keeps bringing it back. This plus two old family photos.
They’re magical protective stones!!! 🤣 Why wouldn’t he want it! His family is probably so confused.
Clearly I was born into the wrong family. I’ll take it!
Are we sure it isn’t just an avocado pit?
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Here it is for scale. Is there any chance this is a deers kidney stone?
What does it taste like?
I can ask my buddy to lick it and report back
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I really like that you used a lindor truffle
Testie ,Testie, 123
😂
More like bladder stone,kidney stones are super tiny. I’ve seen some pretty good size bladder stones that were surgically removed from people!
100% thought it was a little potato in his very own sleeping bag.
My mind saw it as a fabric donut with the thing in the middle matching the countertop close enough.
I saw the same. Was trying to figure out why someone would pass down a cloth wrapped cock ring lol.
Same
What's taters precious?
The mummified left testicle from Fernando, the family’s prized bull given to grandfather 152 years ago.
Our bull was Ferdinand.
Did he like to sit quietly and smell the flowers?
Under a cork tree.
This is something that I’ve wondered many times in the past. Unless the giver is already deceased, why don’t people just ask the person that gave it to them what it is? Of course, if the giver doesn’t know, that’s another this entirely.
Well at least a quick google search about the text on its... Sleeve?... Says its in a soap satchel (faded Cashmere Bouquet text on the red part).
That's all I got. Looks like a potential dorodango? Hikaru dorodango is literally just rolling around dirt until it's shiny and smooth.
"here son, this is a family heirloom"
"what is it"
"shhhhhhh.....heirloom"
I’m always stunned by how many people in this world don’t ask questions
Looks like a deer stone.
A deer stomach stone, also known as a madstone or deer pearl, is a rare mineral concretion (like a gallstone) that forms in a deer's digestive tract, often around hair or organic matter, similar to a pearl in an oyster, believed historically to draw out poison from bites (rabies, snakebites) due to folk medicine. These smooth, round stones consist of calcium, magnesium, and other deposits, and while scientifically inert, they held immense cultural value for centuries, passed down generations for their supposed miraculous healing powers.
What They Are:
Formation:
Calcium and other minerals layer around a central nucleus (hair, fiber) in the stomach, creating a hard, smooth stone.
Composition:
Primarily mineral salts (calcium/magnesium phosphate) mixed with organic material.
Appearance:
Can range in size from marble to orange, often smooth and round, sometimes with growth rings.
Historical Significance (Madstone Folklore):
Cures: Believed to cure rabies (hydrophobia), snakebites, and spider bites by sticking to a wound and absorbing the "poison".
Usage: Applied to bites; would fall off when saturated, then cleansed and reused.
Value: Considered extremely valuable; owners often refused to sell or charge for use, passing them down.
Modern Understanding:
Biologists and historians recognize them as natural phenomena (bezoars or enteroliths).
Their "powers" are attributed to belief, placebo effect, and perhaps a slight delay in infection due to the stone's presence.
With modern medicine (like rabies vaccines), the need for madstones has vanished, but they remain fascinating cultural artifacts.
Magical, if you put it in a hat and put your face in the hat, the magic stone will have words appear on it. It's a seer stone. They use to be very popular.
Quite popular, especially well known for being used by a certain Mormon fellow.
I honestly thought this was an avocado seed...
I think I’d prefer an avocado pit. At least I’d have hope to eventually have an avocado.
Lol me too 😂😂🤣 thanks for being first to admit it. ☺️
Hahah same
My first thought is it looks like the back of the head of the little claymation guy from The Sober video by Tool. 🤔
Surely you are tracking how a bezoar can cure basically any poison. Put it in the medicine cabinet and keep it safe. /s just in case there are weirdos in here that front the woo woo
My first thought was “potato famine commemoration”
Bezoar.
Heirloom variety potato
Is a bladder stone a bezoar?
I think I heard that these were put into drinks (wine) before a royal would drink, because they neutralize poisons and make the wine fit (safe) to drink.
Those stones were worth far more than precious stones, and shipwrecks have been found with large quantities of them for trade.
Just a guess, but if that’s what that is it’s really quite an heirloom.
That's how my mom treats the avocado pits she insist on taking from my house 🤣
Ahh yes, I remember receiving my family’s laundry nugget heirloom. Great great great grandma accidentally washed a pocketful of napkins. Did you know that’s actually the meaning behind the family stone??
Jkjkjkjk no idea what that is
I thought it was a potato with a sleeping bag and bed. And it's been passed down for generations. Every night, someone tucks in their prized potato.
Maomao would be going crazy rn for that Bezoar
"The object is most likely a madstone, also known as a bezoar stone or enterolith. These objects resemble rocks but are actually mineral concretions found in the stomachs of certain animals like deer, cattle, horses, and goats.
Object Information
Description: The object is a naturally occurring, smooth, rounded mineral concretion found in the digestive tract of animals.
Historical Context: Historically, madstones were believed to possess medicinal properties, particularly for drawing poison from venomous bites, although there is no scientific basis for this.
Heirloom Value: Items like this often become family heirlooms due to their unique nature and the historical beliefs associated with them.
Case: The accompanying cloth holder and case are likely a personal addition to preserve the heirloom.
Would you like some information on how to preserve this unique family heirloom?"
Vintage Hersheys kiss Christmas cookie. Cherish it.
I thought It was a fancy wrapped johnson soap ring, the ball blends into the counter at first glance ☠️
You dad kept this safe for years... and after he died of dysentery, I kept it safe for you, here you go!
Much better than a pumpkin seed bezoar
That sounds disgusting.. I didn't get anything from my family, but it's ok. Really, it is.
And here im doing it wrong. I thought i was supposed to avoid cutting the stomach open.
looks like the family heirloom potato. Sort of like heirloom tomatoes but potato kind.
If it came from an animal then it is likely a bezoar, a concretion of organic and inorganic matter that often causes indigestion, blockages, etc, over time. Historically, it was thought to be an antidote for poisons (conclusively disproven in 1567 by Pare', one of the fathers of modern surgery). Unless you are a Harry Potter fan, in which case it saves Ron Weasely's life after drinking some poisoned wine.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bezoar
https://harrypotter.fandom.com/wiki/Bezoar
Kidneystone gallstone hardened...x amazing I didn't know it could be a weapon
That is a potato.
Not just a potato, a potato in a nice, cozy lil bed
An heirloom potato
The stuff you learn from Harry Potter 🙄🤔🤓
It’s a testicle that’s hardened over time!
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This is a gutta-percha golf ball (commonly called a "gutty" or "guttie"). Its name is derived from the tree from which the 'resin-y' sap was used to make the ball. This particular one may have ties directly to Scotland, where the game of golf originated. Any family ties to William Wallace, by chance?
There is a large kidney stone that has been passed down in my family since my great-great-grandmother got it removed, and I am begging the universe that it will make its way down to me. This is also pretty cool!! I'm very jealous
If this is from deer it could be a bezoar (buildup of food material that hardens and obstructs intestines/the stomach.) Hope this helps, not 100% certain. Just looks grainy enough to be a bunch of fiber compacted into a ball.
The more ya know... Huh. We'll, I've never heard of such a thing and now I'm on a sacred mission to find one for myself as well.
https://www.buckmanager.com/2023/12/23/whitetail-deer-mad-stones-deer-pearls/
It’s also called a Bezoar; people used to carry them around and believed they had magical and medicinal properties. You can find them in other herbivores.
They are a rare find if that helps.
Thats a potato. You can put them in the microwave for about 4 minutes then mash em up with some butter, sour cream, and chives. They're really good