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minus-squareglimse@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 days agoA couple more things about American Chestnuts: -Chestnut forests used to cover a shitton of the northeast before being reduced to basically nothing -“Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire” is about the tradition of eating American Chestnuts in the winter… -… Because for some, it was a treat. And for others, it was practically a staple food! They were an extremely abundant resource -Seriously, look at the size of the original American Chestnut forest:
A couple more things about American Chestnuts:
-Chestnut forests used to cover a shitton of the northeast before being reduced to basically nothing
-“Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire” is about the tradition of eating American Chestnuts in the winter…
-… Because for some, it was a treat. And for others, it was practically a staple food! They were an extremely abundant resource
-Seriously, look at the size of the original American Chestnut forest: