I just found a similar bowl that sits on a rotating base (sort of like a lazy Susan) and the bowl area has 5-6 large indents to hold something. I can't figure out if it is for candy or cheese cubes or what? Now that you brought up nuts I'm thinking maybe that's the answer. I'm thinking about using it at Christmas time to hold some vintage Shiny Brite ornaments in the indented areas though.

Thanks for the idea. I love it, but have a question. Since bleach and water dissipates within an hour and after drying, it is wiped down with vinegar and water, why can’t it be used for food as long as we don’t use inedible wax on it?
Thanks,
PJ

Love this! I had an old greasy basket with wood handles that I loved. It was dark. I threw it in the dishwasher and it bleached and cleaned it and it looks amazing. Just an idea. I didn't know what would happen but it turned out great.

Actually, you probably could eat out of it. But since it's basically raw wood at this point it would be somewhat porous and could absorb the oils and such from whatever you are serving in it. So you would want to be careful to thoroughly clean it after each use to make sure the absorbed oils don't get rancid. Or better yet, you could use food grade beeswax or food grade mineral oil (you can find both on Amazon) to lightly seal them without changing the color of the wood.

Curious for an answer here too as I have some that I’d like to bleach but then use to serve food.