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Sweet Chestnuts

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  • competitionscafe
    competitionscafe Posts: 4,050 Forumite
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    This weeks organic box turned up today with some Christmassy delights - including a bag of chestnuts. What do i do with these? :) Roast them? Someone suggested brussel sprouts done with bacon and chestnuts - I assume I would have to shell the nuts and then cook them? Sorry, i am not familiar with these nuts. :)
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  • Queenie
    Queenie Posts: 8,793 Forumite
    To roast chestnuts, :drool: See this BBC link: Roast Chestnuts

    If you scroll down that page a little, it will say: Show me more Chestnut Recipes

    HTH :)

    I have some chestnuts for us to eat after the Christingle Service ... Roasted Chestnuts, mince pies and mulled wine is the supper of the day then :D:D:D
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  • pawpurrs
    pawpurrs Posts: 3,910 Forumite
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    Any nice recipes, casserole things to use them in? Thanks x
    Pawpurrs x ;)
  • ladygrey_2
    ladygrey_2 Posts: 374 Forumite
    they go nicely with game or poultry
  • Izzy.
    Izzy. Posts: 144 Forumite
    If you soak them overnight then you will be able to use them in the same way as fresh ones in stuffing.
  • squeaky
    squeaky Posts: 14,129 Forumite
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    pawpurrs wrote:
    Any nice recipes, casserole things to use them in? Thanks x

    Hiya :)

    We have an older thread filled with recipes and links that I'm sure you'll find very helpful so I have added your post to it.

    Posts are normally listed in date order so You'll need to read from the beginning to catch up.

    Good luck :)
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  • Oscar
    Oscar Posts: 922 Forumite
    I cant believe that I have spent some time this afternoon picking chestnuts....came back to this to discover its CONKERS I've picked and not sweet chestnuts arrrgh. I thought they were one in the same!!! Just as well I read through most of the posts!!! Guess I will not be roasting any after all.
    :j
  • Miss_Behaving
    Miss_Behaving Posts: 371 Forumite
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    My children and I have just been chestnuting and have a very large bagful! I would love to keep some for Christmas - does anyone know the best way to store them?
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  • mrs-moneypenny
    mrs-moneypenny Posts: 15,519 Forumite
    not sure if you mean the chestnuts for eating at christmas i which case you could cook shell and freeze them OR the horse chestnuts for playing conkers with-they are definately NOT edible.
    I havent yet found a way of getting them to keep the polished glossy look they have when straight out of the shell, they seem to go dull and dry within a couple of days. I have heard of people soaking them in vinegar or baking them in the oven to make them last longer and smash more weaker conkers but not sure how you would go about that.
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  • Miss_Behaving
    Miss_Behaving Posts: 371 Forumite
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    Hi, sorry I wasn't clear - we have a large bag of sweet chestnuts. I didn't really want the hassle of cooking them all, I would much prefer just to store them as they are if it's possible.
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