[Magdalen] Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire.

[James Oppenheimer-Crawford]

Had a dinner out for Thxgvng. The missus had yams, which she doesn't care
for anyway, accidentally spread over everything.
I had prime rib with mashed actual potatoes. The subtle herbs in the spods
was exquisite. The Prime Rib was about two inches thick. Absolutely
fabulous.

I think I'd love those miraculous candied sweet potatoes (and do not even
think of sparing the brown sugar) with turkey someday.

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 4:43 PM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:

> And we in our house are appalled by sweet potatoes gussied up with sugar,
> nuts, marshmallows, or any other such sweet yuckiness. The only way in
> which we will accept them sweetened is in sweet potato pie, which we place
> in the same category as pumpkin. Otherwise it's savory all the way. Last
> night our burgers were accompanied by sweet potato fries with Tony
> Chachere's seasoning. Yum!
>
> Chacon a son gout.
>
> On Tue, Nov 29, 2016 at 15:45 Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >
> > On Tue, Nov 29, 2016 at 15:43 James Oppenheimer-Crawford <
> > oppenheimerjw at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > 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.
> > >
> >
> >
>