Squeamish5 309 Posted September 28, 2017 Report Share Posted September 28, 2017 Anyone on here gather them regularly? Two of the many trees I walk by are, this year, producing usable nuts. I collected pocketful this morning and am thinking, having looked on few websites, score, boil, peel, freeze, in small batches. The first six are 5 bleurgh and 1 nice. Could do with a failsafe method. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
squab 2,875 Posted September 28, 2017 Report Share Posted September 28, 2017 Pickle a few,plenty recipes on line and they not bad 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
forest of dean redneck 11,591 Posted September 28, 2017 Report Share Posted September 28, 2017 When I lived in the old horse with open fire,used to get them out the cases prick them couple times apart from one then place them on the fire on a old baking tin sheet ,when the unpricked one exploded then they were done. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Arry 21,788 Posted September 28, 2017 Report Share Posted September 28, 2017 Visited my favourite tree only to find a hornets nest in a hole in the trunk. As I get blood poisoning if i get stung by a wasp thought I give the old tree a miss this year. Cheers Arry Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hydropotesinermis 724 Posted September 29, 2017 Report Share Posted September 29, 2017 When I lived in the old horse with open fire,used to get them out the cases prick them couple times apart from one then place them on the fire on a old baking tin sheet ,when the unpricked one exploded then they were done. Same technique here. Best way to eat them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Neal 1,866 Posted September 29, 2017 Report Share Posted September 29, 2017 When I lived in the old horse with open fire,used to get them out the cases prick them couple times apart from one then place them on the fire on a old baking tin sheet ,when the unpricked one exploded then they were done. That's a coincidence: I found a tree with decent sized chestnuts while walking the kelpies today and was going to have a look on bing after a quick look on here to see how best to cook them (as I wasn't sure whether to lay them on a shovel on the fire or wrap them in tin foil)...but now I know. Thanks FODR! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
forest of dean redneck 11,591 Posted September 29, 2017 Report Share Posted September 29, 2017 Coal shovels good but took longer than thin baking sheet,also slightly dirty with coal dust,lol 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Neal 1,866 Posted September 29, 2017 Report Share Posted September 29, 2017 Coal shovels good but took longer than thin baking sheet,also slightly dirty with coal dust,lol Thanks again. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Squeamish5 309 Posted September 29, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2017 I shall roast the next lot. The boiling method has not been a screaming success. Burnt fingers and 2 whole Chestnuts. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bosun11 537 Posted September 29, 2017 Report Share Posted September 29, 2017 Need to buy a couple of saplings for round here... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Neal 1,866 Posted September 30, 2017 Report Share Posted September 30, 2017 It worked! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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