Chestnut dressing (homestyle)

1 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
Boiling water
1½ pounds French chestnuts
⅓ cup Butter
Salt and pepper
1 cup Dry bread crumbs
½ cup Milk, scalded

Directions

Pour boiling water over chestnuts and let stand 5 minutes; remove skin with fingers and a knife. Cook nuts about ½ hour in boiling salted water.

Drain, mash and add butter and seasonings. Pour milk over crumbs and add to nut mixture. Mix well, stuff bird. Many of the recipes in this collection did not contain amounts or oven temperatures. I have typed them in as they appear in the book, typos and all.

Depression Era Recipes Patricia R. Wagner ISBN 0-934860-55-6 From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini

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