carni 10,094 Posted September 21, 2013 Report Share Posted September 21, 2013 Today on our country lane car ride, on the Stafford and Shropshire border, we turned down a road to escape the traffic, it was called The Old Chester road, about 4 miles from Newport. We came up on Sweet Chestnut trees as laden as i have never seen before. There must have been a dozen or so on the sides of the road. Many more across the fields, as far as we could see. The branches were weighed down with the spiky shells. Not quite ripe yet, but we will be going back with our carrier bags, wellies and gloves in a couple of weeks time. We travel these roads yearly and we have never seen anything like it before. Does anyone know if it is a bumper year every where or just to the area mentioned? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beefsteak 305 Posted September 21, 2013 Report Share Posted September 21, 2013 Send me the directions please. (Love roast Cheggers does I ) Boil them for a bit first then cook them in the frying pan over an open fire. (That's all I use our fire for, toast and Marshmallows too!) 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LizzieM 9,510 Posted September 21, 2013 Report Share Posted September 21, 2013 My husband loves Kent Cobs and has been down Vic Market 3 times this week to buy a load. He had me trawling the Internet a couple of weeks ago and found a supplier (in Kent strangely enough!). This chap was advertising cob nuts for sale and delivery but stated that 20 kgs was the minimum order, haha! Probably best to keep going down the market for his fix me thinks, seeing as we haven't got room to store 20 kgs. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
darkazana 1,736 Posted September 21, 2013 Report Share Posted September 21, 2013 It will be a bumper year I think Carni. I noticed a beechnut tree close to us absolutely loaded. Our apple trees and blackberry bushes are the same. The weather mix has been ideal this year. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
carni 10,094 Posted September 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2013 Beefsteak #2 This is the best we can do for you. The road with the nut trees (near Lodge Farm) is the B5314 If you join it from the Newport (Shropshire) end, off the A41, for some reason it's called Plough Bank If you join it from the Western under Lizard end, off the A5, approx 300yds from guest entrance to Western Park, it is called the Chester Road. Probably easier to buy some, not as much fun though. PS leave me some. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beefsteak 305 Posted September 22, 2013 Report Share Posted September 22, 2013 I was only joking sweetie. Then again , if we do manage another camping trip down that way whilst the weather holds I shall certainly go looking for it ta. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beefsteak 305 Posted September 22, 2013 Report Share Posted September 22, 2013 Here we go <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/beefsteak44/9874371683/" title="cheggers by Beefsteak44, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3793/9874371683_d37a0129c3_o.jpg" width="1600" height="791" alt="cheggers"></a> 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
carni 10,094 Posted September 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2013 aaaaaaaaaaaaaaah how could you Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beefsteak 305 Posted September 22, 2013 Report Share Posted September 22, 2013 PSSST this lot on here are too thick to be able to read a map................(Runs away quickly waiting for the excrement to strike the oscillator!) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pixie 162 Posted September 24, 2013 Report Share Posted September 24, 2013 Damn it. I wanted to go scrumping this year, but I can't find a blackberry bush near me with easy enough access. No apple tree's either as far as I know. I love scrumping, I make crumbles & fat balls for the birds full of berries, ones we eat and their wild ones. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beefsteak 305 Posted September 24, 2013 Report Share Posted September 24, 2013 Come and get the Blackberries out of my back garden, the brambles have run riot this year! We must have cut out 50 foot of the stuff between us and there's at least the same amount still in there! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pixie 162 Posted September 24, 2013 Report Share Posted September 24, 2013 Freeze em! Then in the winter mix em up with some mealworms, lard and oats. Birds will love em! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beefsteak 305 Posted September 24, 2013 Report Share Posted September 24, 2013 Alternatively, Apple and Blackberry Crumble! The kids always come in from playing out there with stains round their chops , so it's just perceivable there may be a few left for the birds to winter on! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
carni 10,094 Posted October 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2014 Remember last year. We discovered a country lane with an abundance of Sweet Chestnut Trees. I knew that they would fall round about Goose Fair time, because as children, we used to pick them of the ground on our exit from the Fair. Well. We left it a week to late, and when we went to collect them someone had been there before us and had the lot. Today we went back and just look at this lovely free gift from Nature. I suppose I have to share now! one for you, two for me! Sorry it hasn't copied...image to follow. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Barnze 27 Posted October 3, 2014 Report Share Posted October 3, 2014 A few trees at QMC. i pick up a few on my way past this time of year. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
carni 10,094 Posted October 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2014 darkazana. Can you come up with one of your recipes for my Chestnuts for me please? I only know how to Roast them or eat them raw. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sue B 48 1,226 Posted October 3, 2014 Report Share Posted October 3, 2014 I boil them snip the end of squeeze out the puree chop up some raw ones and make chestnut stuffing for Christmas. Freeze it. Sorry did I say the word Christmas. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
carni 10,094 Posted October 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2014 Sounds very posh to me! I will give it a go. Thank You miduck. Yes, You said that word!!!!!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tomlinson 879 Posted October 3, 2014 Report Share Posted October 3, 2014 In our house at Aspley, there used to be a cast iron fire with oven and a grate guard made in a grill pattern, ideal for roasting chestnuts. I well remember the smell of them roasting and the sound of them 'whistling' as they cooked. They always caused a laugh if they exploded and sent 'shrapnel' scattering everywhere. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sue B 48 1,226 Posted October 3, 2014 Report Share Posted October 3, 2014 Sounds familiar Tomlinson, we had the same sort of fire, mam always told us to slit the end but the lads didn't. They thought it was so funny when we all dived for cover. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
katyjay 5,091 Posted October 3, 2014 Report Share Posted October 3, 2014 Used to love going 'nuttin' as a kid, thanks for the pic Carni, quite an arty-farty arrangement. Don't know if you intended it, but I like it! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
carni 10,094 Posted October 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2014 Yup Katyjay, I did my bit of arty-farty specially for you all. Not bad Aye, Glad you like it. It looks really nice on the table, so I will leave it there a while. The pic came out a bit big on my post. I seem to have lost the Knack. Remembering the words on my School reports....Must Try Harder! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
darkazana 1,736 Posted October 3, 2014 Report Share Posted October 3, 2014 Carni, I have a recipe for Chestnut Cheesecake which uses chestnut puree if you want to follow SueB's method and sweeten it with icing sugar 9oz Digestive Biscuits 2oz Butter - Melted 1lb 2oz (500 g) Cream Cheese 4.5oz Caster Sugar 3 Eggs + 3 Egg Yolks 6fl oz (175ml) Crème Fraiche 2 tsp Lemon Juice 1 tsp Vanilla Extract 2 tbsp Brandy 12oz Sweetened Chestnut Puree Maple Syrup, to drizzle 9in springform round cake tin Heat oven to 140C (120C fan oven) 275F Gas 1 For the base crush the biscuits and stir into the melted butter. Press into the bottom of the tin and refrigerate. Put all the ingredients for the filling into a bowl and beat together (or whizz up in a processor) until smooth. Pour on top of the biscuit base. Place a roasting tin half filled with water in the bottom of the oven, the steam will prevent the cheesecake from cracking. Place the cheesecake on the middle shelf and bake for 1 hour 10 minutes. Cool in the fridge. Serve drizzled with maple syrup. Enjoy (I also have a recipe for Gateau Mont Blanc, which I believe is meringue based and absolutely scrummy but it is at home. I'll post it when I am home next.) 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sue B 48 1,226 Posted October 3, 2014 Report Share Posted October 3, 2014 Nice one darkazana I will try this one at christm ups sorry nearly said that word again. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tomlinson 879 Posted October 3, 2014 Report Share Posted October 3, 2014 Sounds familiar Tomlinson, we had the same sort of fire, mam always told us to slit the end but the lads didn't. They thought it was so funny when we all dived for cover. Another thing about those grates but nothing to do with chestnuts. Sometimes, how or why I don't know, there appeared on the bars something that looked like burnt paper fluttering away. If this happened it was always said, "There's a stranger on the bar". Does this ring any bells with anyone? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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