Missouri Chestnut Roast

It sounds like a wonderful festival. The picture is very nice too. It seems like a really fun place to be.

It looks like a very nice event, Gerty. One that I am sure we would attend if we lived in that area. Chestnuts are not abundant at all in my area. We do have many fall festivals that we enjoy in our area, but few of them are agricultural related. I think it all sounds very interesting.

What a great picture of the two of you...It's nice to see the face of a friend. You're hubby is a cutey..! The Chestnut Roast sounds like so much fun. I wish I were able to attend something like that. I'm glad you're both able to have some fun in the fall...

I have never even seen a chestnut - pecans and walnuts are pretty common around here.

Looks like a nice bunch of people, like a large portion of the town went. Our chestnuts were hurt by whatever was going around and is still here. A few have survived and are impervious to it, so they are collecting nuts from them and starting some new trees. Will be many years, decades, maybe a century before we can replace the thousands of trees killed by seedlings from the 1, 2, or 3 trees left in thousands upon thousands of acres. We have festivals, but they all cost money. Mostly church festivals for the harvest to help the churches. Other than the libary, not much is free out here.

We have chestnut festivals where I live, called magustos. Chestnuts are roasted on open fires, and the children decorate their faces with the soot. There is normally one at my son's school, and the first time he came home with a black face I was horrified as I wasn't aware of the custom. There was a magusto in one of our local villages yesterday, but we are int he middle of the olive harvest and didn't want to take time out whilst the weather was fine.

That is so cool, now you are famous. At least to us you are. Now we know what you look like. I don't think I have ever eaten a chestnut before. I live in Northern Ohio, we have an apple butter fest this time of year. It does sound like a nice day that you and the hubby had. I spent the day at a craft show at my church. My mom had a table and I helped her out.

Great photos GG. I am not fond of chestnuts. Have had the opportunity to have them on a few occasions. Even so I would have enjoyed going to this event. I always try to attend festivals or fairs in our area whenever possible. Although I rarely buy anything while there, I do enjoy walking around the grounds and viewing the displays.

Sounds like you had a great time at the chestnut roast. I never been to a chestnut roast. In fact I never even ate one.we dont have fall festivals where I live, I wish they would.

We dont have one like that but we have quite a few others. Now the song is in my mind, chestnuts roasting on an open fire....I usualy have to buy them and there not easy to find. I am so glad that you went and had a wonderful time.

I am glad that you had a good time. We used to go to fall festivals but we have not done that in years since we moved to a new area.

Delightful, and you look very nice in that photo. We've never been to a chestnut roast, but we did attend the Garlic festival in Gilroy, California one time. The line to get in was backed up for miles, but I didn't mind because it was a gorgeous day and with the windows rolled down we could smell the garlic in the fields all over the place. It was rapture. We sampled all the different kinds of good cooked with garlic, including the obligatory garlic jelly and garlic ice cream, neither of which impressed me much, but then there were the hot foods which were wonderful. I love garlic roasted in butter and olive oil, sprinkled with fresh ground black pepper and spread over a nice crusty b read. Mmmmmmmmm. They also had booths with crafted items for ssssssssale, such as dyed silk scarves and clay flutes.

sounds like y'all had a real big time. glad you did. we don't have many festivals around here. i never hear anything about chestnuts so i don't believe there are alot around here but i surecould be wrong. have been known to be a few times. lol

Nice picture, GardenGerty. We don't have a festival like that, I don't think. I really don't keep up with the festivals since I live out in the country and have never been to one. I know it would be nice, though to get to go to a festival like you attended. The fall weather just makes you want to get out and do things like that. We have plenty of hickory nuts, if that counts.

It does sound like you and your husband had a nice time and you two make such a cute couple. Thanks for sharing with us. I don't guess I have even ever seen a chestnut much less eaten one. We don't have fall festivals where I live.

Very nice picture of the two of you.I live in Missouri but have not heard of this festival but it sure sounds like fun.Chestnuts around here or not very plentiful there is a few but nothing to talk about.The only fall festival that I usually attend is the one at the church its in Sept. You have a great night.