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water chestnut

I realized today that I have not yet seen any chestnuts in any supermarket! In years past they were in the supermarket when it started getting cool. Has anyone else noticed this? Anyone know what’s going on with it?

of chestnuts as being so English (this is the book. it got a Beard award, woo hoo.) FOODS OF THE AMERICAS: NATIVE RECIPES AND TRADITIONS by Fernando and Marlene Divina Ten Speed Press

The native chestnut trees in America were wiped out by a blight long ago. All were thought to be wiped out when a botanist (or someone of that caliber) recently stumbled upon a small grove of native chestnut trees in a relatively...

that we’d receive. I’m still considering, given that I, too, lament the lack of good potatoes. I attach the link to the article, which in turn has a link to the grower. Link:...

, lemons and tangerine groves. Many of the local growers here donate product to the local school districts at no cost. Go Northeast from Ventura towards Ojai and you’ll find The Oaks, a restaurant that’s been...

, but mine are from a local grower, so they’re really fresh. BTW, can you use the canned in water chestnuts the same way you would fresh ones?

Thanks. What did you like at Yely’s? I didn’t see Tropicale. There was a place right on Centre, I think on the corner of Chestnut, that has closed and is now housing a tax service.

stuff. You can find this kind of food anywhere in America.

I have a friend that just sent me some pics from Columbia of some strange little oranges he found. Apparently, they exist in Latin America, but I’ve never seen or heard of them, and I’m terribly curious as to what...