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Eating and Drinking => Cooking, Storing and Preserving => Topic started by: jennyb on October 10, 2006, 15:03

Title: Sweet Chestnuts
Post by: jennyb on October 10, 2006, 15:03

i found a recipe for chestnut jam (now have 2 and a half jars of that!)  i kept some of the hole and have stored them in another jar (saw them like that in tesco)

if i went and collected some more what else could i make?

however i'm not sure i have the energy or strength left in my fingers - peeling chestnuts hurts after a while!!

Title: Sweet Chestnuts
Post by: KIM200 on October 10, 2006, 16:22

that sounds intresting,  :)
was it easie to make, :?:  (apart from the peeling)                                  would you mind sharing the recipie :?:  i would love to give it a go.

Title: Sweet Chestnuts
Post by: jennyb on October 10, 2006, 16:27

i have very weak and thin nail and they basically bent back and ripped when i was trying to peel them - so i carried on using a knife in the end.

not sure i got the roasting right either - some worked and some didn't,  some took a bit longer etc but i think that one of those things.

as i'm now feeling very lazy,  i'll see if taking a photo of it works (its only small) and will post it on my blog for you!! i'll put a link here for you.

tastes very sweet but nice tho!

Title: Sweet Chestnuts
Post by: jennyb on October 10, 2006, 20:12

here's the photo of the recipe and a picture of the cover of the little book it came from.

the finished article doens't look so attractive but tastes good!

(http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y271/jennybridger/IMG_1644.jpg)

(http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y271/jennybridger/IMG_1645.jpg)

Title: Sweet Chestnuts
Post by: KIM200 on October 10, 2006, 20:34

thanks for that jenny :D