Ah, chestnuts... just by hearing their name we think of autumn, the forest and that sweet smell that announces the cold season. But before enjoying them roasted or creamed, you have to go get them.

CONNEAUT, Ohio -- Jennifer Thornton, owner of Buttercream & Olive Oil cooking school in North Royalton, is a big fan of chestnuts. She uses them to make fillings and doughs. “Chestnuts have a rich, ...

From "chestnuts roasting on an open fire" in the popular holiday song to "the spreading chestnut-tree" in Longfellow's poem, chestnuts have a hold on the American imagination. The mighty American ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. While our culinary memories of the American chestnut have mostly faded, the fruit of the "bread tree" as it is sometimes called, ...

Sorting through this year’s crop of chestnuts, Debbie Milks, left, and Tina Haladay look for bad nuts at Chestnut Charlie’s, 1840 E. 1450 Road. Workers are already picking through rows of trees as ...

Around the orchard at Chestnut Charlie’s, there’s a joke between the owners — the guy who made up that Christmas carol didn’t know what he was talking about. “The Christmas Song,” which begins with ...