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[edit on 28-10-2009 by Doc Holiday]

Pics or it didn't happen!

Come on... get out that cellphone or camera and let's see your cache.

Many people don't even know what chestnuts look like. It might even be a great addition to add your favorite way to prepare them.

I realize your OP is more geared toward the "foraging map" angle, but nothing gets people more interested in this type of thing than a good recipe and mouth watering photos!

Originally posted by lernmore
Pics or it didn't happen!

Come on... get out that cellphone or camera and let's see your cache.

Lol my mobile phone doesn't have a camera, nokia 1600, the old edition And i don't have a seperate camera, so i guess just take my word for it *shrugs*.

Originally posted by lernmore
Many people don't even know what chestnuts look like. It might even be a great addition to add your favorite way to prepare them.

I realize your OP is more geared toward the "foraging map" angle, but nothing gets people more interested in this type of thing than a good recipe and mouth watering photos!

I must admit i'm rather simple with my chestnuts, toasted and dipped in chocolate.

Originally posted by Doc Holiday
3 lbs

This year I and my family will eat last years pick-ens and if 3 lbs "not being rude" is a bounty...?

Not counting the other more desirable edibles we incounter, shrooms, berries and so on.

Well i didn't count those either, but yeah collecting on my own 3 lbs is a bounty as i only have a few local spots where sweet chestnuts grow. Still i reckon i could have collected another 5 pounds if i'd stuck at it, but i was very tired.

Originally posted by Doc Holiday
I hope that any stored food stuffs..nuts 100+ lbs from our family, group fun gathering, makes me feel much better. About what we consider an activity and good for us on more than 1 aspect.

Not knockin free food, or critising you... good for you, that you have some.
And the knowledge to get it..

Well cheers, i suppose lol. I think you should star and flag this thread as an apology for offending my humble efforts!

[edit on 28-10-2009 by ImaginaryReality1984]

S+F

Ty for posting this I never meant to sound harsh nor did I mean to make 3lbs sound bad...
TY again!

Chestnut flour makes lovely bread.
My grangmother used to make it all the time, but the thought of it reminds me of family Christmasses when I was a child.

Well at least we know were to point the finger when the squirrels go extinct.
No sorry for that it was nuts

THANKYOU

Originally posted by Ethereal Gargoyle

Are you going to make a "flour" out of them? It may be a good idea because you can add it to other types of flour, so it lasts you much longer. (But even then it doesn't last indefinitely. I mean, the flavor fades after a certain amount of time.)
I was asking about drying because I never heard of anyone drying them, except for making the meal (flour).

Nope i'm not making flour although i suppose i could. Nope instead i share these amount amongst family and friends and the local pub landlord is a good friend and lets me trade stuff for beer lol.

I love living as cheaply as possible--renting a house, shared among the largest comfortable number of people possible, foraging/dumpster diving, sharing responsibilities and whatnot. But what motivates me the most to want to own land is the idea of getting to plant a garden in place of my lawn, and picking fruits and veggies from the ground rather than mowing my grass.

Considering that native chestnut trees have all been blighted I can only assume that you are collecting chinese chestnuts which are not native and tend to only be found around homes and suburban areas. Chestunts were once the staple crop of eastern woodland tribes like the cherokee. People fed their hogs off the droppped chestnuts in the forests which stretched from the atlantic to the mississippi river. It is estimated that one third of all the forest trees were chestnuts. It was also the preferred wood to build cabins with since it was large, easy to work and didn't decay or get eaten into by insects. The chestnut blight was the singular greatest ecological disaster to hit the United States.

I have an alternative suggestion to mapping wild foods - learn the plants then you can find food anywhere you are. there are so many wild edible plants that if you can learn just a few dozen you can find food anywhere at anytime (even the dead of winter). The best reason I can see for mapping is to show where root plants might be found which can be difficult to ascertain after the stalks have died back.