Edelkastanie

 

Nur ein paar Wochen bietet der Handel frische Kastanien bzw. Maroni an. Da sollte man zugreifen, denn neben ihrer entschleunigenden, positiven Wirkung auf das Gemüt (Herz), sind Kastanien heilsam für alle Organe, die an der Verdauung beteiligt sind! Sie stärken das Solarplexus-Chakra. Wie man sie im Backofen problemlos und duftend zubereitet finden Sie hier.

• Bereits Hildegard von Bingen fand diesen Wirkungsbereich der Edelkastanie, die übrigens von den Römern eingeführt wurde. Sie empfahl sie wärmstens zur Stärkung von Milz, Leber, Magen und Nerven.
  Und sie sprach auch treffend die psychische Komponente der Edelkastanie an: „Und wer im Herz Schmerzen hat, sodass seines Herzens Stärke keine Fortschritte macht, und wenn er so traurig wird, dann esse er oft diese  r o h e n  Kerne, und dies gießt seinem Herzen gleichsam einen Schmelz ein, und er wird an Stärke zunehmen und seinen Frohsinn wieder finden.“ (Physica)
  • Aber, bitte jetzt nicht alle Kastanien roh essen, um der November-Depression zu entgehen, sondern welche zum Rösten übriglassen ;)  Denn, auch so zubereitet, tun sie dem Herzen gut – durch Duft, Fühlen, Entspannung und angenehme Sättigung!

TIPPS zum Umgang mit Edelkastanien (Esskastanien): 

• Erfahrenen Kastanienessern ist aufgefallen, dass später geerntete und geröstete Kastanien sich leichter schälen lassen, als jene, die bereits vor oder knapp zum Erntebeginn angeboten werden. 
• Frische und wurmfreie Kastanien / Maroni sinken in lauwarmem Wasser. Schwimmen sie oben, sind sie nicht mehr zum Verzehr geeignet.
• Esskastanien sollten nach dem Einkauf möglichst rasch zubereitet werden, damit ihr Geschmack nicht verloren geht.
• Ihre Haltbarkeit bei kühler Raumtemperatur beträgt maximal eine Woche. Sie sollten dann und wann bewegt werden, damit sie nicht zu schimmeln beginnen. 
• Im Kühlschrank bleiben sie bis zu einem Monat frisch, wenn sie nicht übereinander liegend gelagert werden. Sonst bildet sich zwischen den Kastanien Kondenswasser und sie beginnen zu schimmeln. - Werden sie im Kühlschrank in einem Netzsackerl aufbewahrt, muss dieses aus dem gleichen Grund einmal im Tag sanft durchgeschüttelt werden.
• Bei langer Aufbewahrung können sie zu keimen beginnen.Giftig sind sie deswegen nicht!
  Falls Sie einen Keimling weiterzüchten möchten:
  • Eintopfen und frostfrei überwintern.
  • Edelkastanien zeigen hübsche Blätter, wachsen jedoch nur in leicht saurem Milieu gut. Sie vertragen keine harten und langen Winter. 
     

Global Crop Industrial Crop: Biomass Industrial Crop: Tannin Management: Standard Staple Crop: Balanced carb Prefers a good well-drained slightly acid loam in a sunny position but it also succeeds in dry soils. Once established, it is very drought tolerant. Plants are very tolerant of highly acid, infertile dry sands. Averse to calcareous soils but succeeds on harder limestones. Tolerates maritime exposure though it is slower growing in such a position. The dormant plant is very cold-hardy in Britain, though the young growth in spring, even on mature plants, is frost-tender[K]. The sweet chestnut is often cultivated for its edible seed in warm temperate zones, there are several named varieties. Both 'Marron de Lyon' and 'Paragon' produce fruits with a single large kernel (rather than 2 - 4 smaller kernels) and so are preferred for commercial production. Castanea sativa x crenata: The hybrid sweet chestnut ‘Marigoule’ is a good choice If you only want to grow one tree as Marigoule is a partly self-fertile cultivar. Sweet chestnuts require a warm dry summer in order to ripen their fruit properly in Britain and even then these seeds are generally inferior in size and quality to seeds grown in continental climates. Most species in this genus are not very well adapted for the cooler maritime climate of Britain, preferring hotter summers, but this species grows well here. An excellent soil-enriching understorey in pine forests. Flowers are produced on wood of the current year's growth and they are very attractive to bees.. Plants are fairly self-sterile. They hybridize freely with other members of this genus. At one time this tree was widely grown in coppiced woodlands for its wood, but the practise of coppicing has fallen into virtual disuse. Trees regrow very quickly after being cut down, producing utilizable timber every 10 years. This species is not often seen in Cornwall though it grows very well there. Trees take 30 years from seed to come into bearing. Plants in this genus are notably resistant to honey fungus. In garden design, as well as the above-ground architecture of a plant, root structure considerations help in choosing plants that work together for their optimal soil requirements including nutrients and water. The root pattern is fleshy. Thick or swollen - fibrous or tap root [2-1].

Edible Parts: Seed Edible Uses: Coffee Sweetener Seed - raw or cooked. A somewhat astringent taste raw, it improves considerably when cooked and is delicious baked with a floury texture and a flavour rather like sweet potatoes[K]. The seed is rich in carbohydrates, it can be dried, then ground and used as a flour in breads, puddings, as a thickener in soups etc. The roasted seed can be used as a coffee substitute. A sugar can be extracted from the seed.

Basketry Fuel Hair Starch Tannin Wood Tannin is obtained from the bark. The wood, leaves and seed husks also contain tannin. The husks contain 10 - 13% tannin. On a 10% moisture basis, the bark contains 6.8% tannin and the wood 13.4%. The meal of the seed has been used as a source of starch and also for whitening linen cloth. A hair shampoo is made from the leaves and the skins of the fruits. It imparts a golden gleam to the hair. Wood - hard, strong, light. The young growing wood is very durable, though older wood becomes brittle and liable to crack. It is used for carpentry, turnery, props, basketry, fence posts etc. A very good fuel.

Heimisch: Albania, BR, East Aegean Is., England [I] (England [I], Wales [I], Isle of Man [I], Scotland [I], Outer Hebrides [I], Orkney Isl. [I], Isles of Scilly [I]); Ireland [I] (Ireland [I], Northern Ireland [I]); Denmark [I]; Sweden [I]; Netherlands [I]; Belgium [I]; Luxembourg [I]; Germany [I]; Switzerland [I]; Liechtenstein [I]; Austria [I]; Czech Republic [c]; Slovakia [I]; Hungary; Portugal [I]; Spain [I]; Andorra [I]; France [I]; Channel Isl. [I] (Alderney [I], Guernsey [I], Jersey [I], Sark [I]); Corsica; Sardinia [I]; Italy; Sicily; San Marino; Slovenia; Croatia; Bosnia & Hercegovina; Montenegro; Serbia; Kosovo; North Macedonia; Albania; Romania [I]; Bulgaria; European Turkey; Greece (mountains of mainland, introduced on many islands); W-Crete; European Russia [I]; Ukraine [I]; Crimea [I]; Morocco; Algeria; Tunisia; Madeira [I] (Madeira Isl. [I]); Canary Isl. [I] (Gran Canaria [I], Tenerife [I], La Gomera [I], Hierro [I], La Palma [I]); Northern Caucasus; Georgia [Caucasus]; Armenia; Azerbaijan; East Aegaean Isl. [I] (incl. Rhodos [I]); Turkey (E-Anatolia, Inner Anatolia, N-Anatolia, NE-Anatolia, NW-Anatolia: Bithynia, SE-Anatolia, SSW-Anatolia, W-Anatolia, WN-Anatolia); Iran (N-Iran); N-India [I] (Assam [I], Himachal Pradesh [I], Meghalaya [I], Sikkim [I], Uttarakhand [I], West Bengal [I]); USA [I] (Alabama [I], District of Columbia [I], Massachusetts [I], New York [I], Pennsylvania [I]); Costa Rica [I]; Jamaica [I]; Haiti [I], Flanders, Global, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Lebanon-Syria, NW. Balkan Pen., North America, North Caucasus, Transcaucasus, Türkiye, Türkiye-in-Europe Eingeführt: Algeria, Archipielago Juan Fernández, Assam, Austria, Azores, Belgium, Brussels-Capital Region, Bulgaria, CH, CZ, Canary Is., Channel Is., Corse, Cuba, Czech Republic, Czechia-Slovakia, DK, Denmark, Dominican Republic, ES, East Himalaya, England, FK, Flemish Region, France, Germany, Great Britain, Haiti, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Juan Fernandez Islands, Juan Fernández Is., Kriti, Krym, Madeira, Morocco, Netherlands, New York, Northern Ireland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sardegna, Sicilia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tunisia, Ukraine, Walloon Region, West Himalaya