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Published 1974
Marrons glacé are expensive to buy. They can be made at home, but the process is rather a long one. The chestnuts are first cooked and then soaked in a hot sugar syrup, which is slowly increased in strength as it penetrates the chestnuts.
Select best quality Spanish or French chestnuts, these are larger than English chestnuts. Make a small slit in the skin on the flat side of each chest