Chestnut Stuffing for Poultry

Title:
Chestnut Stuffing for Poultry

Yield:
1 Servings

Categories:
Penndutch,
Poultry




Ingredients:





     1 qt Chestnuts


     1 pt Bread crumbs


   1/4 c  Shortening **


     1 ts Salt


     1    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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