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How to Boil Chestnuts

From The Swedish, French, American cook book, 1918

Serves 2

Can be prepared as Glazed Chestnuts, Marrons au Beurre, etc., or used for different kinds of stuffings.

Presented as published in 1918. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.

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This recipe was extracted from The Swedish, French, American cook book (1918) by Hammond, Maria Mathilda (Ericsson) Mrs., page 421. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

How to Boil Chestnuts Cook nice fresh chestnuts in hot water for about ten minutes; remove the shells (be careful not to break the nuts); put in pan on stove with some water, Madeira or sherry, and a little salt

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