tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post7749340862899605239..comments2024-03-28T12:44:19.546+00:00Comments on Magnon's Meanderings: Generous Autumn.Cro Magnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-32450553637250515252013-10-19T23:00:32.146+01:002013-10-19T23:00:32.146+01:00Beautiful ferns!Beautiful ferns!Knatoleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03809822081515082096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-69942052896794249772013-10-19T21:57:32.336+01:002013-10-19T21:57:32.336+01:00We have a chestnut wood near us - I haven't fo...We have a chestnut wood near us - I haven't foraged there for ages - I do love a roast chestnut - takes me right back to my childhood when there used to be a man in the street with a brazier selling paper bags full of them - oh my, did they taste good.elaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-10449737962804774262013-10-19T18:28:46.710+01:002013-10-19T18:28:46.710+01:00The colours you've captured in your pictures a...The colours you've captured in your pictures are lovely - well doneMollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604864977387798470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-87084261596703465212013-10-19T15:52:06.314+01:002013-10-19T15:52:06.314+01:00Again, lovely photos Cro. If your camera was cheap...Again, lovely photos Cro. If your camera was cheap, you got a good deal! I especially like the first one.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12512800812290518552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-14860953863447805942013-10-19T14:37:13.712+01:002013-10-19T14:37:13.712+01:00Sow a Chestnut and it will grow; no problem. But i...Sow a Chestnut and it will grow; no problem. But it will need to be grafted later on with a high yielding variety (unless you're lucky enough to have one that just comes good).Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-92112479819212635922013-10-19T13:40:37.450+01:002013-10-19T13:40:37.450+01:00I wonder if they would grow here in Angola? Are t...I wonder if they would grow here in Angola? Are they easy to grow from the chestnuts?Hippohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09468795398813061897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-41253159350079340762013-10-19T13:08:14.608+01:002013-10-19T13:08:14.608+01:00You could always play 'conkers' with them....You could always play 'conkers' with them. If this doesn't exist where you are; consult YouTube.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-40641585763355684992013-10-19T12:45:28.158+01:002013-10-19T12:45:28.158+01:00I am so jealous of France having edible chestnuts....I am so jealous of France having edible chestnuts. All we have here are something called 'horse chestnut trees' which look similar but can't be eaten. Unfair I say, unfair.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-63056993558482586912013-10-19T11:09:30.020+01:002013-10-19T11:09:30.020+01:00Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness?Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness?Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-89029597820601834422013-10-19T10:34:27.413+01:002013-10-19T10:34:27.413+01:00Once the 'fresh' season is over, we resort...Once the 'fresh' season is over, we resort to dry-bottled Chestnuts. They're very good. Don't buy them in water!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-37876356800451784932013-10-19T10:12:41.498+01:002013-10-19T10:12:41.498+01:00Love roasting them around the fire, don't like...Love roasting them around the fire, don't like burning my fingers as I greedily try to peel them but the vacuum packed ones just aren't the same.Haunted Isleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06748595123898877308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-81676316262281887732013-10-19T10:07:48.405+01:002013-10-19T10:07:48.405+01:00This not a sign of age Jacqueline; just the wisdom...This not a sign of age Jacqueline; just the wisdom of gastronomy.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-56668528071469020842013-10-19T10:06:18.527+01:002013-10-19T10:06:18.527+01:00I should have mentioned that for either way of coo...I should have mentioned that for either way of cooking, they need to be pierced (I do mine with a cut cross at the pointed end). Otherwise; explosions!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-38119076949180809772013-10-19T09:56:41.170+01:002013-10-19T09:56:41.170+01:00Nothing better than the smell of roasting chestnut...Nothing better than the smell of roasting chestnuts. Though can normally only get fresh ones at ChristmasA Suffolk Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11296640218139306978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-45009893443950613072013-10-19T08:41:32.838+01:002013-10-19T08:41:32.838+01:00Chestnuts bring many chilhood memories for me .......Chestnuts bring many chilhood memories for me ....... hot chestnuts from the man with the brazier in Oxford Street, London and roasting them on the coal shovel over the fire at home { God, I sound like something out of Dickens !! ..... just shows how old I am !! } I even like them raw with salt and with the brussel sprouts at Christmas.<br />Enjoy the Chestnut Fair Cro. XXXXJacqueline @ HOMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06154045482594773377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-42505198998749080082013-10-19T08:27:15.920+01:002013-10-19T08:27:15.920+01:00Really? I shall have to spread them around a bit. ...Really? I shall have to spread them around a bit. Shame they don't last!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-80146196502500610142013-10-19T08:25:27.534+01:002013-10-19T08:25:27.534+01:00They need to be either roasted or boiled before ea...They need to be either roasted or boiled before eating; they are not too good raw. They are a savoury nut, which becomes softened on cooking. We tend to boil them, then eat them sprinkled with a little salt. They are an essential in the Christmas Turkey stuffing, otherwise are just eaten at this season around the evening fire.<br /><br />In my area, all the trees (which are grafted) are owned by particular farmers, and are an important crop. There are of course loads of 'wild' trees, but the nuts are usually much smaller. Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-45763118300410468272013-10-19T08:20:29.200+01:002013-10-19T08:20:29.200+01:00The best thing about chestnuts, I have just discov...The best thing about chestnuts, I have just discovered, is that spiders avoid them. Now I just need to find a few sacks to place strategically around the house. ;)Jennytchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13621488409334115930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-58749032725065229592013-10-19T08:16:53.137+01:002013-10-19T08:16:53.137+01:00So, for those of us who live in the tropics and do...So, for those of us who live in the tropics and don't know them as a food source , what do they taste like? Sweet or savory and how do you eat them?<br />It's hard to imagine paying for them when they seem to be everywhere for the picking.Helsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15136273834165751276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-90972668604903951802013-10-19T07:52:07.941+01:002013-10-19T07:52:07.941+01:00I think they're fetching €3.20 a Kilo here at ...I think they're fetching €3.20 a Kilo here at the moment (to the merchants).Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-10322954460518806632013-10-19T07:36:30.800+01:002013-10-19T07:36:30.800+01:00Remember being in Normandy this time of year, abou...Remember being in Normandy this time of year, about 15 years ago, was picking chestnuts up in huge quantities, none of the locals seemed interested, at the time they were about £2 per lb in UK.cumbrianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10047500383078884463noreply@blogger.com