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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Chestnuts?[/quote] There are no more chestnuts -- they were wiped out by some kind of blight.[/quote] The American chestnut was wiped out. But the area is full of Chinese chestnuts, which you can also gather for eating, if the squirrels don't beat you to it.[/quote] NP here. I happened to read this article in Serious Eats that says today is date of China's mid-autumn festival or zhong qiu jie http://www.seriouseats.com/2015/09/mid-autumn-festival-feast.html Apparently mooncakes are a big part of the festival, and I know from Chinese friends that mooncakes sometimes are made with chestnut paste. My vote is that the ladies you saw were collecting chestnuts from Chinese chestnut trees to get ready for the festival. But it would be great if you could ask and solve the mystery once and for all! [/quote]
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