Chestnuts

[tropics]

Yep. Just a quick reminder that these/buckeyes are not edible unfortunately.

 

[zwiller]

I can see how that might be funny now but I was actually being serious that buckeyes are poisonous.

 

[xray]

Richie, I’d like to give these a try, it’s been awhile since I’ve tried roasted chestnuts. I was a kid and didn’t like them...but taste changes over time.

Now, I love raw chestnuts. Slightly sweet and crunchy. I used to bite them in half and then check for worms...If it looked good I peeled the halves and ate them.

 

[tropics]

I can see how that might be funny now but I was actually being serious that buckeyes are poisonous.

Didn't know that don't know if I ever seen one either.
Richie

 

[tropics]

Richie, I’d like to give these a try, it’s been awhile since I’ve tried roasted chestnuts. I was a kid and didn’t like them...but taste changes over time.

Now, I love raw chestnuts. Slightly sweet and crunchy. I used to bite them in half and then check for worms...If it looked good I peeled the halves and ate them.

They are good boiled then roasted.Thanks for the Like I appreciate it
Richie

 

[xray]

They are good boiled then roasted.Thanks for the Like I appreciate it
Richie

Richie, I also wanted to say seeing this post brought back some old memories.

I used to go picking chestnuts with my dad. I remember he would pick them and he would make me step on the spiny shell. I would step on the edges and pull them apart with my feet.

It’s funny how something so small can trigger a distant and forgotten memory. Thank you.

Also, I cant seem to recall seeing a chestnut tree lately.

 

[Bearcarver]

I can see how that might be funny now but I was actually being serious that buckeyes are poisonous.

I never knew that either!!
I'll have to check for Buckeyes in my delivery.

Bear

 

[tropics]

Richie, I also wanted to say seeing this post brought back some old memories.

I used to go picking chestnuts with my dad. I remember he would pick them and he would make me step on the spiny shell. I would step on the edges and pull them apart with my feet.

It’s funny how something so small can trigger a distant and forgotten memory. Thank you.

Also, I cant seem to recall seeing a chestnut tree lately.

Joe I heard years ago there was kind of fungus wiped out most in the USA
I use to see them on the street an sidewalk,can't remember last time.
Richie

 

[tropics]

I can see how that might be funny now but I was actually being serious that buckeyes are poisonous.

What happens if you eat a Buckeye?
Eating Buckeye Nuts. Buckeye nuts are actually mildly toxic in their uncooked state, but you can eat them after removing them from their shells and roasting them. In the past, Native Americans would roast, peel, and mash the buckeye nuts into a fairly nutritional paste that they would eat.
I googled it
Richie

 

[Bearcarver]

Joe I heard years ago there was kind of fungus wiped out most in the USA
I use to see them on the street an sidewalk,can't remember last time.
Richie

Yup---Used to be Horse Chestnuts & Road Apples on the roads around here.
And it was good to know which was which.

Bear

 

[zwiller]

I never knew that either!!
I'll have to check for Buckeyes in my delivery.

Bear

LOL!!!

WOW. Gonna dig a little and check into eating them. I did see some conflicting info. TONS of buckeyes here.

WRT chestnut. Locally, people COVET chestnut wood furniture. It's a HUGE deal. Something made of oak is $500 and same thing made of chestnut is like $2,500. Wood is dark like walnut and grain like ash. And speaking of ash, we lost a TON due to the emerald borer. Totally changed our town. My street used to be lined with them. All replaced with maple. I had the neighbors ash milled into boards. Mine was totally rotted inside. Kinda freak me out since it was HUGE.

 

[chilerelleno]

This thread keeps Nat King Cole's, The Christmas Song stuck in my head.

 

[WaterRat]

Joe I heard years ago there was kind of fungus wiped out most in the USA
I use to see them on the street an sidewalk,can't remember last time.
Richie

You are correct, the American Chestnut is functionally extinct due to a fungus. New shoots still come up but once they reach sapling stage the fungus gets them. Right up the street from where I live is an experimental agricultural farm run by the University of CT where they are trying to breed fungus resistant American Chestnut trees.

All the chestnuts being roasted today are sadly Japaneese chestnuts, not American. Nothing wrong with the Japaneese nuts, just wish the wonderfull American tree wan't gone :(

 

[tropics]

You are correct, the American Chestnut is functionally extinct due to a fungus. New shoots still come up but once they reach sapling stage the fungus gets them. Right up the street from where I live is an experimental agricultural farm run by the University of CT where they are trying to breed fungus resistant American Chestnut trees.

All the chestnuts being roasted today are sadly Japaneese chestnuts, not American. Nothing wrong with the Japaneese nuts, just wish the wonderfull American tree wan't gone :(

The store I get mine in says Portugal Chestnuts
Richie

 

[WaterRat]

The store I get mine in says Portugal Chestnuts
Richie

OK, I learned something today ;) Guess they have their variety too.