If you're foraging for wild chestnuts, don't confuse edible sweet chestnuts with unrelated (and inedible) horse chestnuts - also known as conkers. Wild British sweet chestnuts are not fully ripe ...

Founding members of the New York Chapter of The American Chestnut Foundation approached Dr. William Powell and Dr. Charles Maynard of ESF in 1989, asking them about using modern tools of genetic ...

With their softly sweet and earthy flavors, chestnuts are an incredible ingredient to complement cool-weather foods like apples, winter squashes, and wild mushrooms. Celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck ...

The mission of the American Chestnut Research and Restoration Project at the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) is to conduct basic and applied research ...

To prepare boiled chestnuts, first choose the chestnuts, discarding any with holes or that are open. Then transfer them to a ...

A startup called American Castanea has joined the quest to revive the American chestnut tree, the first step in its plan to give forests a genetic upgrade. Under a slice-of-heaven sky, 150 acres ...

Chestnuts are the seeds of the chestnut tree, belonging to the Castanea genus. Unlike other nuts, chestnuts are starchy rather than oily, with a flavor that's reminiscent of sweet potatoes.

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Despite its affluent zip code, Chestnut Hill has an old-fashioned village charm anchored by established local bars and restaurants. Family-run bakeries like Bredenbeck’s Bakery and Night Kitchen ...

The professional circuit for the game of conkers — in which contestants swing a chestnut attached to a string in a bid to crack their opponent’s nut — was thrust into the spotlight over the ...

Using a sharp knife, carefully cut an X into the flat side of each chestnut. Place the chestnuts in a pot of boiling water and let them boil for 10-12 minutes. Remove the chestnuts from the water ...

David Jakins has been competing at the World Conker Championships since 1977, but has never won in his 47-year chestnut battling career — until this past weekend. Jakins, known as “King Conker ...