AdvertisementOnce And Future Nut: How Genetic Engineering May Bring Back ChestnutsJune 19, 2015Jill NeimarkfacebookEmailBefore blight decimated most of the American chestnut trees in the U.S., one of the great autumn pastimes was collecting the nuts and transforming them into pan-fried bread, porridge, pickles, preserves or cream pie. (Timothy Van Vliet/Wikipedia)