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Hiamonee Farms -
Wednesday September 22, 2010 - By Clarke
We're picking up chestnuts by hand every day, sometimes more than once a day - have to stay a step ahead of those annoying squirrels. Then every evening we sort them out and put them under refrigeration.
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Hiamonee Farms -
Tuesday September 14, 2010 - By Clarke
The chestnuts are falling now, and we've started harvesting them. It's off to refrigeration for these babies! Refrigeration (with high humidity) increases the sugar content of chestnuts. By the time they're used, usually in November and December,...
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Wednesday September 08, 2010 - By Clarke
September 8 - The chestnut trees are heavy-laden here in late summer. The limbs bend with the weight of the ripening chestnuts. Looks like another bumper crop!
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Cookus Interruptus -
Friday November 20, 2009 - By Cynthia
Your guests will swoon over this aromatic stuffing made with fresh sage, local apples, cranberries, roasted chestnuts and artisan bread. Can be used for the bird or as excellent vegetarian side dish. Watch the video at Cookus Interruptus.
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Tuesday September 01, 2009 - By Clarke
Those pesky squirrels are already nosing around. They must smell or otherwise sense the chestnuts as they're about to fall off the trees. None have fallen yet, but many burrs are starting to split. When the burrs rupture and the chestnuts...
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