Homestyle Chestnut Dressing

Ingredients and Instructions

1 1/2 pound french chestnuts

1/3 cup butter

1 salt, to taste

1 pepper, to taste

1 cup dry bread crumbs

1/2 cup milk, scalded

1 boiling water

Pour boiling water over chestnuts and let stand 5 minutes; remove skin with fingers and a knife. Cook nuts about 1/2 hour in boiling salted water. Drain, mash and add butter and seasonings. Pour milk over crumbs and add to nut mixture. Mix well, stuff bird.