hey gang,
my folks have quite a number of American chestnut trees growing on their property in Woodland, WA and they're starting to fall. so far we've done some experimental roasting and smoking, but we're curious about processing techniques. specifically, I want to know how to make chestnut flour. I've got a home-size grain mill that I would like to use. anyone have experience with this? other chestnut tips or tricks? thanks.
there's a substantial number of American chestnuts around my home town and I've heard of other groves scattered around southwest Washington and western Oregon. from what I've seen, they're rather well-adapted and have successfully naturalized. my folks' place was an early homestead and obviously had some pre-blight trees planted, though I suppose they could have spread from land nearby. anyhow, there are probably close to a hundred on their property and many more hundreds in the area. lots of chestnuts. how do I make flour?
I think you may underestimate the importance of your situation - you should let the American Chestnut Foundation know right away. They would consider this an incredible find, and your trees may have some genetic resistance to blight which may bear upon our ability to re-establish the species nationwide.
I sent the ACF an e-mail a while back, but never heard back from them. I'm pretty sure they're aware of the groves out here and I don't think there's any shortage of pure genetic stock for breeding programs. I would also be willing to bet that these trees aren't blight resistant, they've just never been exposed.
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