[Magdalen] Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire.

[James Oppenheimer-Crawford]

A lot of people may not remember that in his early days, Bobby Fisher was
very much loved, and the life of the party. After a particularly grand
tournament finish, a bunch of folks planned a huge party at an outdoor
campfire, during which they arranged for Mr. Fisher to be the butt of the
jokes of several speakers.

Fisher was in his element. "There's nothing I like better than winning at
chess, and an evening of chess nuts roasting at an open fire," he quipped,
to the delight of fawning admirers.

James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
*“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy

On Tue, Nov 29, 2016 at 1:56 PM, Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com>
wrote:

> And I LOVE roasted chestnuts!  Different strokes and all that...
>
> > On Nov 29, 2016, at 1:22 PM, Cantor03--- via Magdalen <
> magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > On a trip to New York City in the mid-1950's I stopped at what was
> > then ubiquitous along the streets of Midtown Manhattan:  Vendors  selling
> > roasted chestnuts.  I don't recall seeing these vendors in recent  years.
> >
> > I couldn't stand the roasted chestnuts (presumably imported from  Europe
> > since all American Chestnuts were dead of Chestnut Blight by then).
> > The taste was like I would imagine ground oak acorns to be.
> >
> > My spouse bought some roasted chestnuts recently, and my memories
> > were confirmed.  IMHO they are awful.
> >
> > Somebody must have thought chestnuts were tasty, hence the Christmas
> > song,  I'm all for the restoration of the American Chestnut, but I
> suspect
> > the taste of those nuts is pretty much the same.
> >
> >
> >
> > David S.
>