Chinese Chestnuts

   My Mother has Chinese Chestnut trees around her house.

They are a good looking trees that yields a tasty nut. Yuletide songs have been written about the nuts from this tree. When cooked in the abdominal void of a dead turkey this nut comes alive with Normanrockwellian splendor. Venders sell them roasted from their carts in Manhattan, the aroma is a delightful diversion from the usual miasma of urine and dashed dreams. We’re talking a tasty nut here! There are a couple of drawbacks to having them around your house. One being the husk of the nut is protected by thousands of hideous spikes that will violate the soles of an unsuspecting barefooted child and cause him to cry out like Miriah Carey. .  The other con of the Chestnut tree is when the tree is blooming it emits an ‘odor’ that can be interpreted many ways. A common consensus would be "quitting time on the porn set."