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What to do with 1/2”-1” chestnuts

 
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My chestnuts are raining down these days. These are mostly 3/4” or so, later the bigger trees will drop some lunkers.

I doubt I’ll have the patience to roast and shell these. Other ideas for eating them?

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This thread has some good ideas for processing chestnuts

https://permies.com/t/215370/process-chestnuts-storage-flour-cook

Alternatively, if you keep chickens you could cook, crack and feed them to the chickens or feed uncooked to pigs.
 
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