boiling water
1 1/2 pounds French chestnuts
1/3 cup butter
salt and pepper
1 cup dry bread crumbs
1/2 cup milk, scalded
1. Pour boiling water over chestnuts and let stand 5 minutes; remove skin with fingers and a knife.
2. Cook nuts about 1/2 hour in boiling salted water. Drain, mash and add butter and seasonings.
3. Pour milk over crumbs and add to nut mixture. Mix well, stuff bird.
1 1/2 pounds French chestnuts
1/3 cup butter
salt and pepper
1 cup dry bread crumbs
1/2 cup milk, scalded
1. Pour boiling water over chestnuts and let stand 5 minutes; remove skin with fingers and a knife.
2. Cook nuts about 1/2 hour in boiling salted water. Drain, mash and add butter and seasonings.
3. Pour milk over crumbs and add to nut mixture. Mix well, stuff bird.