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Chestnut trees were growing [[13th century]] [[Oxford]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Asylum (novel)}}) Spanish chestnut trees had red flowers. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Two Doctors (novelisation)}}) | Chestnut trees were growing [[13th century]] [[Oxford]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Asylum (novel)}}) Spanish chestnut trees had red flowers. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Two Doctors (novelisation)}}) | ||
The timber from the tree could be used as a building material, material for furniture and small items like swagger sticks. | The timber from the tree could be used as a building material, material for furniture and small items like swagger sticks. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Time Meddler (novelisation)}}, {{cs|The Sommerton Fetch (short story)}}, {{cs|Who Killed Kennedy (novel)}}) | ||
In the [[19th century]] some side tables were made from chestnut. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Sommerton Fetch (short story)}} | In the [[19th century]] some side tables were made from chestnut. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Sommerton Fetch (short story)}} | ||
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When [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart]] was a [[Brigadier]] in the [[1970s]] he had a chestnut wood swagger stick. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Who Killed Kennedy (novel)}}, [[TV]]: {{cs|Spearhead from Space (TV story)}}) | When [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart]] was a [[Brigadier]] in the [[1970s]] he had a chestnut wood swagger stick. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Who Killed Kennedy (novel)}}, [[TV]]: {{cs|Spearhead from Space (TV story)}}) | ||
==Nuts== | == Nuts == | ||
Chestnuts' [[nut]] was sold as a consumable nut by street sellers who roasted them on the streets. They were sold by a a [[Nut seller (Thin Ice)|seller]] just above the [[stair]]s to the [[1814 frost fair]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Thin Ice (TV story)}}) They were also sold in London in [[1851]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Next Doctor (TV story)}}}) They were also sold in London in [[1887]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|All-Consuming Fire (novel)}}) | Chestnuts' [[nut]] was sold as a consumable nut by street sellers who roasted them on the streets. They were sold by a a [[Nut seller (Thin Ice)|seller]] just above the [[stair]]s to the [[1814 frost fair]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Thin Ice (TV story)}}) They were also sold in London in [[1851]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Next Doctor (TV story)}}}) They were also sold in London in [[1887]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|All-Consuming Fire (novel)}}) | ||
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On board the ''[[Titanian Queen]]'' in [[2593]] [[Bernice Summerfield]] at a meal including a main course of "Poussin Surprise" which included four boned baby [[chicken]]s, wrapped in [[bacon]] and roasted, one stuffed with wild [[boar]] and [[venison]] [[sausage]] meat and [[garlic]], one stuffed with dried [[apricot]] steeped in [[wine]], one stuffed with chestnuts, and one stuffed with a mixture of breadcrumbs and [[Nova Belgique]] [[chocolate]] – that being the "Surprise". ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Ship of Fools (novel)}}) | On board the ''[[Titanian Queen]]'' in [[2593]] [[Bernice Summerfield]] at a meal including a main course of "Poussin Surprise" which included four boned baby [[chicken]]s, wrapped in [[bacon]] and roasted, one stuffed with wild [[boar]] and [[venison]] [[sausage]] meat and [[garlic]], one stuffed with dried [[apricot]] steeped in [[wine]], one stuffed with chestnuts, and one stuffed with a mixture of breadcrumbs and [[Nova Belgique]] [[chocolate]] – that being the "Surprise". ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Ship of Fools (novel)}}) | ||
==See also== | == See also == | ||
*[[Water chestnut]] | * [[Water chestnut]] | ||
[[Category:Nuts and legumes from the real world]] | [[Category:Nuts and legumes from the real world]] | ||
[[Category:Plants from the real world]] | [[Category:Plants from the real world]] | ||
[[Category:Building materials from the real world]] | [[Category:Building materials from the real world]] | ||
