. Price list, fall 1900 : everything for the fruit grower. Nursery stock, New Jersey, Catalogs; Fruit, New Jersey, Catalogs; Trees, New Jersey, Catalogs. 4 Arthur J. Collins CHESTNUTS, continued "are broad, large, and resemble tbe American horse-chestnut or buckeye, and are extensively eaten by human beings and animals. The poor people, during the fall and winter, often make two meals daily from Chestnuts. The ordinary way of cooking them is to remove the outside shells, blanch the nuts, then place a wet cloth in an earthen pot. fill this pot almost full with raw Chestnuts, cover with a s
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. Price list, fall 1900 : everything for the fruit grower. Nursery stock, New Jersey, Catalogs; Fruit, New Jersey, Catalogs; Trees, New Jersey, Catalogs. 4 Arthur J. Collins CHESTNUTS, continued "are broad, large, and resemble tbe American horse-chestnut or buckeye, and are extensively eaten by human beings and animals. The poor people, during the fall and winter, often make two meals daily from Chestnuts. The ordinary way of cooking them is to remove the outside shells, blanch the nuts, then place a wet cloth in an earthen pot. fill this pot almost full with raw Chestnuts, cover with a second wet cloth, and put on the tire to steam. The nuts are eaten with salt or milk. Hot. steamed Chestnuts are car- ried around the city streets in bas- kets or pails : the majority of the working people, who usually have iH) fire in the morn- ing, eat them for their breakfast, with or without milk. These nnts are often used as a vegetable, and are exceedingly popular, being found on the table of the well-to-do and wealthy. They are served not only boiled, but roasted, steamed, pureed, and as dressing- for poultry and meats. "Chestnuts are made into bread by the moun- tain peasantry. After the nuts have been blanched, they are dried and ground. From this flour a sweet, heavy, flat cake is made. It re- sembles the oaten cakes so popular among the peasants." Chestnuts for Profit We quote the following apt remarks on this subject from an address delivered at the meeting of the Xew Jersey Horticultural Society in 189S: "To secure large prices, the nuts must be. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.. Collins, Arthur J; Pleasant Valley Nurseries; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection. Moorestown, N. J. : Arthur J. Collins