Most of what we eat are Chinese Chestnuts ...a tree not susceptible to the

blight. They are hybridizing and finding cultivars that would grow similar to the American Chestnut. Those were spectacular trees....huge. I've seen stumps in my backpacking days of old American Chestnuts....very distinctive woodgrain.

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Posted: 12/17/2018 at 2:37PM

Holiday foods- how many folks have had Roasted Chestnuts -- turkeywinghokie 12/17/2018 12:02PM

I've made them at home and they turned out really well -- HokieDevil 12/17/2018 2:17PM

Is that because they're all foreign made now? -- Hokie360 12/17/2018 12:59PM

I think most of them were wiped out, but... -- EDGEMAN 12/17/2018 1:21PM

My dad had one for years, and got many nuts ** -- VaTechie 12/17/2018 3:28PM

Most of what we eat are Chinese Chestnuts ...a tree not susceptible to the -- DonHo-kieHi 12/17/2018 2:37PM

Yep, that's the tree ** -- EDGEMAN 12/17/2018 5:24PM

I stick with Schweddy Balls ** -- WestyHokie 12/17/2018 12:43PM

The song makes them sound great but I’ve always found them terrible. ** -- Hoakie82 12/17/2018 12:38PM

Chipmunks roasting on an open fire, hot sauce dripping from their toes.... ** -- Hokie CPA 12/17/2018 5:08PM

Loves me some Roasted Chestnuts! You must have gotten one of the wormy ones -- DonHo-kieHi 12/17/2018 12:26PM

Agree. The texture is especially terrible. ** -- GFallsFan 12/17/2018 12:25PM

They look and smell foul. ** -- hokieonceremoved 12/17/2018 12:10PM

I'm with you on this. ** -- AZHokie59 12/17/2018 12:07PM

I’m glad I’m not the only one that thought they were awful ** -- Betabeachbum 12/17/2018 12:04PM

Mel Torme fans forgive you -- TomTurkey 12/17/2018 12:03PM

But rather warming up the room, eh? ** -- AZHokie59 12/17/2018 12:08PM

"O, baby, it's cold outside!" ** -- TomTurkey 12/17/2018 12:16PM

Most of what we eat are Chinese Chestnuts ...a tree not susceptible to the

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