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                     CHESTNUT STUFFING FOR POULTRY

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Serving Size  : 1    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Penndutch                        Poultry

 Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
  1       qt           Chestnuts
  1       pt           Bread crumbs
    1/4   c            Shortening **
  1       t            Salt
  1       ea           Egg, well beaten
    1/4   c            Celery, chopped
  2       ts           Poultry seasoning

 ** butter, chicken fat, or lard.
 Make a gash in each chestnut, place in an iron skillet
 with 1 Tbsp of butter and shake over hot flame for a
 few minutes. Place in the oven for 10 minutes. Then
 remove the shell and skins. Cover the blanched
 chestnuts with boiling salt water and cook until
 tender. Strain and put through a ricer. Add the rest
 of the ingredients and mix well. Source:  Pennsylvania
 Dutch Cook Book - Fine Old Recipes, Culinary Arts
 Press, 1936.



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