Re: Re was asisn groceries now chestnuts

[Guest guest]

> Anything special you use chestnuts for? Noticed them at Trader Joe's.

> Almost got but have never tried.

Funny you should mention! I have a cookie sheet's worth, from TJ's,

that I roasted in the oven. Couldn't have been easier, they're even

pre-scored for you. The girls and I have been peeling and eating them

throughout the day. They're very sweet, mealy nuts. I heart TJ's.

Lynn S.

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[Guest guest]

At 01:23 PM 11/18/2003 -0800, you wrote:

>> Anything special you use chestnuts for? Noticed them at Trader Joe's.

>> Almost got but have never tried.

>

>Funny you should mention! I have a cookie sheet's worth, from TJ's,

>that I roasted in the oven. Couldn't have been easier, they're even

>pre-scored for you. The girls and I have been peeling and eating them

>throughout the day. They're very sweet, mealy nuts. I heart TJ's.

>

>Lynn S.

Did you get the frozen ones? Are jars too? Are roasting instructions with

them? Yum! Tomorrow I'm near TJ's again. Gotta go, just like l do whenever

l am since they opened.

Wanita

[Guest guest]

> Did you get the frozen ones?

Yes, and instructions are on the back. 6-8 mins in a conventional oven

at 425.

Lynn S.

of the " TJs RULES " S's...

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[Guest guest]

>Anything special you use chestnuts for? Noticed them at Trader Joe's.

>Almost got but have never tried.

>

>Wanita

Just heat and eat. I've seen them in recipes but

really, I just like to munch them. Lately I've been

enjoying eating foods " as is " instead of combining

them into " dishes " . But nuts are about my favorite

snacks, incl. chestnuts (ok, they aren't really a " nut " ,

I think, but close enough).

-- Heidi

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--- Heidi Schuppenhauer <heidis@...>

wrote: >

Just heat and eat. I've seen them in recipes but

> really, I just like to munch them.

I second that! They are just divine!

Heidi, how long do you cook yours for? I always seem

to over do mine so theyre burnt, or under do them so

the inner shuck won't come off.

Jo

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[Guest guest]

>Heidi, how long do you cook yours for? I always seem

>to over do mine so theyre burnt, or under do them so

>the inner shuck won't come off.

>

>Jo

I'm not good with timing either, which is one

reason I like it when they have them at the Korean

store (they have them hot, out front, already cooked).

I've been putting them in my toaster oven though,

on " toast " (i.e. like you would toast a piece of toast).

I score them first with a chestnuts scorer (I splurged

and bought one from a cooking shop), then the edges

peel away when they cook.

I put them in the freezer when I first buy them. They

go moldy REALLY fast, unlike " real " nuts.

-- Heidi