[flowergirl]

got a few chesnuts and dont know what to do with them any ideas?

[WG.]

Cook 'em with brussel sprouts

[flowergirl]

cheers for the reply but YUK ERGH ERR sprouts veg of satan! can i roast them (minus the sprouts!)

[WG.]

Yes, plain roasted (skin on).  Then peel & take with a little salt.

[flowergirl]

thats better no sprouts

[splodger]

take of the skin and give them to the chichens - they love them - well the ones up our woods do - and there's alot of chestnut moth this year - so lots of grubs in them  

[richyrich7]

got a few chesnuts and dont know what to do with them any ideas?

You do mean sweet chestnuts not horse FG  :?:

[shaun]

cut a cross in the shell with a very sharp knife before you roast em,makes peeling them that much easier

[Selkie]

mmm put some little nicks in the skins with a knife and then roast on the fire (either on a coal shovel or proper chestnut roaster) -- lovely!!!

there was a little old man in birmingham who used to sell bags of them from a little oven on the street -- one of my favourite 'english' memories!! (he used sell bags of small baked potatoes too)

[muntjac]

ypou may find a recipe for them using marrons  as the search werd

http://www.recipes4us.co.uk/Specials%20and%20Holidays/Chestnuts%20Origin%20Uses%20Recipes.htm
heres a few  

[WG.]

marrons

Cheers munt, I'd forgotten that.  Martinique rools !!!

[muntjac]