tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1563617538751855242.post8456470751925922795..comments2023-11-10T16:11:08.575-08:00Comments on Simply Living: Some birthday gifts grow on treessherry boashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07310105811887347118noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1563617538751855242.post-65177556068937881472014-10-10T09:36:53.160-07:002014-10-10T09:36:53.160-07:00You grew up in my stomping grounds, Mike. I spent...You grew up in my stomping grounds, Mike. I spent my first 18 years across the river in Yardley, PA. If chestnut trees grew there, as well they might have, I ignored them, focusing my attention more on the crab apple trees, weeping willows and a long line of sycamores that bordered my road.sherry boashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07310105811887347118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1563617538751855242.post-60203281351879494422014-10-10T08:41:31.965-07:002014-10-10T08:41:31.965-07:00Enjoyed the article. The part about the chestnuts...Enjoyed the article. The part about the chestnuts brought me back to my youth, when I lived in Trenton, NJ ... the next street over from where I lived was named Chestnut Street because as you may guess, it was lined with large chestnut trees spaced out every 40 or 50 feet, for the length of the street which spanned about 2 miles. Not sure if they are still there, but they were a lot of fun to have in the neighborhood.Mike the Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16304376461169790364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1563617538751855242.post-53350192818991190822014-10-06T17:20:39.480-07:002014-10-06T17:20:39.480-07:00So glad you enjoyed the article, Nana. So glad you enjoyed the article, Nana. sherry boashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07310105811887347118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1563617538751855242.post-32725648580076019262014-10-06T17:19:49.889-07:002014-10-06T17:19:49.889-07:00My daughter and husband prepare the chestnuts by e...My daughter and husband prepare the chestnuts by either boiling or roasting them and then eat them plain but there many other ways to eat them. Here's a site with more information: http://www.chestnutfarms.com/farm/use/use.html<br /><br />Regarding persimmons, you can make pudding, pies, muffins, cookies, bread, use them in smoothies...so many possibilities (but I just like to eat them out of hand)sherry boashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07310105811887347118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1563617538751855242.post-28820366288363620062014-10-06T16:48:11.555-07:002014-10-06T16:48:11.555-07:00Thanks for educating the non-native to the opport...Thanks for educating the non-native to the opportunities out there for good eats.<br />We know of roasting chestnuts, but what else do they lend themselves to? How is persimmon used except for eating out of hand?<br />PS The bamboo flourishes (:Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07802319712710024936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1563617538751855242.post-43752395893882175052014-10-06T15:09:30.668-07:002014-10-06T15:09:30.668-07:00Love the article. Thanks for all the good informa...Love the article. Thanks for all the good information and the farm contact information.Nanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05341025324995913731noreply@blogger.com