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Janet

In article >, says...
>
> On 11/11/2016 10:20 AM, Nancy Young wrote:
> > On 11/10/2016 9:58 PM, sf wrote:
> >> On Thu, 10 Nov 2016 19:43:44 -0500, Nancy Young
> >> > wrote:
> >
> >>> I think of them as red, myself. If you do find them, I hope you
> >>> like it, but you never know. Some woman at Delicious Orchards asked
> >>> me about them. I said I love them, they remind me a lot of chestnuts.
> >>> She said I hate chestnuts and we had a laugh. No red sweet potatoes
> >>> for her.
> >>>
> >> Maybe that's why it's not at the top of my sweet potato list... I
> >> don't like chestnuts either.
> >
> > I just love them. Likely related to fond memories of buying
> > them on the street in Manhattan. Now I still buy them if I see
> > them but they are always dried out and burnt now. Not that I'm
> > there much at all.
> >
> > nancy
> >
> I've always wanted to like them. It's the imagery. Since I didn't grow
> up where they were roasting chestnuts on a street corner in the winter,
> I'll never know what really good roasted chestnuts taste like. <shrug>

You can roast them just as well at home, in the oven. We do every year
when they are in season. Just stick a sharp knife in the skin to stop
them exploding, spread them on a tray and bake hot for 10 mins. Some
will explode anyway. Tip them on a plate, make a little pile of salt,
and start burning your fingers as you prise off the skins ( a knife
helps) dip the hot nut in salt and eat. Yummy.

Out of season I buy them cooked peeled and vacuum packed from the
smkt.

http://www.souschef.co.uk/cooked-chestnuts.html

Janet UK