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little pud

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« on: December 03, 2009, 22:09:22 »
Hi all, anyone got any ideas wot to do with chestnuts apart from the usual chuckin em on the fire to roast! if i boil them first and shell them can anything be made with them? thanx  ;D

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Re: any ideas
« Reply #1 on: December 03, 2009, 22:21:21 »
Hugh F-W, tonight Ch 4, Marron Glace, looked pretty good.

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jennym

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« Reply #3 on: December 03, 2009, 23:45:48 »
You can make chestnut jam. You need the shelled flesh, well cooked, and rubbed through a sieve to make a fine puree. Add the juice of 2 large lemons to each 500g of chestnut puree, and add 500g sugar. Cook up to 105 degrees in a thick bottomed pan, preferaby with heat diffuser under.

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« Reply #4 on: December 08, 2009, 07:24:54 »
they used to sell a mix of sprouts with chestnuts frozen. I liked the chestnuts better than the frozen sprouts.

It is supposed to be delish cooked and made into a puree sweetened to taste with ice cream (chestnuts-not-sprouts) had a recipe once and seem to remember it said mix chestnut puree with condensed milk, then make ice cream with the mix. Forgot the rest.

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Re: any ideas
« Reply #5 on: December 13, 2009, 17:14:29 »
 Chestnut stuffing for your Christmas turkey... yum, double yum... qahtan

 

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