Chestnut Soup Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 cups chestnuts shelled and blanched
- 3 cups cold water
- 2 cups scalded milk
- 1/8 teaspoon celery salt
- salt
- cayenne
- nutmeg
- 2 tablespoons onion
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 1 cup cream
Instructions
Cook chestnuts in cold water until tender. Press through a sieve and add scalded milk. Cook onion in butter five minutes. Add flour, seasonings and chestnut mixture. Cook five minutes. Add cream, stain and serve.
Note: To shell chestnuts, make a cross on either side of the nut with a sharp knife. Put one teaspoon melted butter in dripping pan. Add chestnuts and cook in oven until shells come out easily.