I am currently visiting my uncle in the Bay Area, California. On his acreage are a lot of California bay laurels. And as it turns out, bay nuts are edible:

https://www.pressdemocrat.com/lifestyle/4750923-181/santa-rosa-man-finds-new

I am going to try these, and thought others in the area might be interested, too.

Thanks for sharing.  According to that article bay nuts may be chocolate of the future.  We have had some discussion on substitute for chocolate.

https://permies.com/t/tastes-like-chocolate