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Mark your calendars for the 2025 Spring Growers Meeting, now scheduled for Saturday, March 29th at the Allen Theatre in Annville, PA. We are in the process of putting together the program. If you would like to be involved with planning this meeting please email the Chapter Administrator at mail@patacf.org.
Below are some photos from our 2024 Spring Growers Meeting
This recipe comes from the cookbook, “Classic Chestnut Cuisine” which is for sale in our online store.
Chestnut Soup Recipe
Mash chestnuts well. Combine with milk and beat until smooth, then set the mixture aside. In your soup pot, melt butter, add onion and simmer until soft and golden. Sprinkle with flour, salt, nutmeg, pepper, and celery leaves. Stir in the cream. Heat and serve garnished with parsley or croutons. Makes about three cups. Note: All cream soups are ruined by boiling, so be sure to hear just to the boiling point or cook it in the top of a double boiler.
Have you tried this recipe? Let us know.
The PA/NJ Chapter of the American Chestnut Foundation will be back in person at the 2025 PA Farm Show (January 4th to 11th).
Sign up to share the story of the American chestnut with attendees of the PA Farm Show in Harrisburg. SignUp here!
Sign up with friends or family and make a day of it.
In order to help achieve our wild American conservation objectives, Chapter Board Member, Lake Graboski is setting up targeted “American Chestnut Conservation Missions”. Each mission will identify areas of special interest to our breeding program. We encourage individual hikers and local conservation groups to join these missions to help search for American chestnuts.
Mission #1: Southwestern PA (Issued 6/3/2022)
Mission #2 Southern New Jersey
