chicken recipes

Chestnut Stuffing For Poultry


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1 quart chestnuts
1 pint bread crumbs
1/4 cup shortening **
1 teaspoon salt
1 each egg, well beaten
1/4 cup celery, chopped
2 teaspoon 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.