[Sca-cooks] Chestnuts - Revisited

[Stefan li Rous]

  Molli Rose commented and asked:
> Dad called it "on the job training
> For the local fire department".

Ummm. I think we'd all rather you didn't provide that service to your  
local fire department. At least not in your kitchen. :-)
> Please, share your experiences and insights in roasting chestnuts. I
> would so appreciate it.

We have discussed how to shell chestnuts on this list before. Check  
this file in the FOOD section of the Florilegium:
nuts-msg         (116K)  9/11/04    Nuts, acorns, nut flours in  
medieval foods.
http://www.florilegium.org/files/FOOD/nuts-msg.html

Stefan
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