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Originally Posted by carnation
I can remember in old Bobbsey Twin books about them roasting chestnuts and having to X them so they wouldn't explode! Now I'd really like to taste some.
Do you roast them in some kind of wire basket or just throw them in the fire?
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When we were little, my mom used to get chestnuts at the supermarket every winter. Since we didn't really use our fireplace, she would "roast" the chestnuts in the oven. I think they're done when the sides of the cut you made split apart.
Raw:
Done:
http://www.chestnutsonline.com/peel.htm