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Boiled Chestnuts

Wash thoroughly two or three pounds of chestnuts, make two cuts through the stem end of the shells, crossing each other so that the shells can be easily stripped off; tie the nuts in a napkin and boil in salted water until tender. Take them up, turn them into a fresh napkin laid in a salad-bowl and serve hot with fresh butter and salt. Claret wine should go with them.