Chestnuts Roasted On an Open Fire ; Chestnuts Roasted On an Open Fire. We Will Be Hearing Those Famous Song Lyrics Frequently As We Near Christmas. Our Way of Roasting Them Is Traditional in Britain Today, but Years Ago, and Probably Still in Southern Europe, the Chestnut Is Treated Differently. Chestnuts Were Slowly Dried Over an Open Fire, but Were Then Ground and Mixed with Milk to Make a Form of Porridge Known As Pollenta.

Summary

---

Chestnuts roasted on an open fire. We will be hearing those famous song lyrics frequently as we near Christmas. Our way of roasting them is traditional in Britain today, but years ago, and probably still in southern Europe, the chestnut is treated differently. Chestnuts were slowly dried over an open fire, but were then ground and mixed with milk to make a form of porridge known as pollenta.

The sweet chestnut, Castanea sativa, is a native of Mediterranean lands and may have been introduced to Britain by the Romans. Here, generally speaking, our summers are too cool and those sold in shops are mainly imported from the south of France and Italy.

See the full content of this document

Extract

---

Chestnuts Roasted On an Open Fire ; Chestnuts Roasted On an Open Fire. We Will Be Hearing Those Famous Song Lyrics Frequently As We Near Christmas. Our Way of Roasting Them Is Traditional in Britain Today, but Years Ago, and Probably Still in Southern Europe, the Chestnut Is Treated Differently. Chestnuts Were Slowly Dried Over an Open Fire, but Were Then Ground and Mixed with Milk to Make a Form of Porridge Known As Pollenta.

The majority of sweet chestnut trees we see in Brita...

See the full content of this document

---