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?