[Sca-cooks] chestnuts, was: soup

[Olwen the Odd]

Hi all.  Hope everyone had a great holiday weekend.

It seems to me that if chestnuts are not really fresh they tend to get bad
spots in them.  I had some sitting on my table for about a week and they
almost all went moldy.  On the other hand, the ones I just bought from
Restaurant Depot were shiny and very fresh.  Oh, and I have a great story
too.  When I went to the place to get my 5 pounds for $12.00 the fellow had
not bagged them up yet so told me that if I started bagging them while he
ran to get labels he would give me extra.  OK says I and began bagging while
he trots off.  He came back and I had bagged 5 pounds and set them on the
scale and he adds an extra pound.  Great! thinks I and set off for the
checkout.  After standing in line forever it finally gets to be my turn.
The chestnuts ring up for $1.00.  I say, "that cann't be right" and after a
small discussion the floor manager says "it's right, that's what rang up".
So off I go with my holiday chestnuts and a big thank you!
Olwen
>Speaking of chestnuts, is it common to get a high percentage of them
>with bad spots?  I just finished burning my fingers... I mean peeling
>almost a pound and a half, and was shocked by how many had moldy spots
>inside.  I used to just pick them up off the ground at my parent's place
>when I wanted them, but they moved out of that house some years ago.  I
>don't remember ever getting moldy ones that way.
>
>-Magdalena
>
>Olwen the Odd wrote:
>
>>Really?  I have seen them at Safeway and other stores.  At Restaurant
>>Depot
>>they have a 5 pound bag for just under $13.00.
>>Olwen


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