Also, in the old days, they use to chew the twigs of a sweet gum tree for chew gum. Didn't have enough sugar for my taste. A big treat when I was a kid was to catch falling snow in a bowl, mixed with vanilla favoring. The cleanest and most lean meat you can eat. Hunted them as a kid, but can bring myself to hunt them anymore.
Wooden matches makes excellent wood filler for cracks in woodwork.
Just push them till the area is fill, sand if needed, and coat with some polish of other material. Especially mahonany that is not dried properly. If you want some cheap ice cream sandwiches that really tastes great. Buy some chocolate graham crackers in a box and a box of vanilla ice cream. Cut the ice cream into slices and place between two graham crackers.