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• 2 cup chestnuts

• 2 cup sugar
• 3/4 cup honey

Soak the chestnuts overnight in water to cover. Drain, shell, and dry.Combine the sugar and honey in a saucepan. Cook over low heat 1 hour, stirring frequently. Add the chestnuts and cook 2 hours, stirring frequently. Separate the chestnuts and let cool.

• 2 lb. chestnuts

• 1/2 cup honey
• 3/4 cup confectioners’ sugar
• 1 tsp. cinnamon

Cut a cross in the top of each chestnut; cook until boiling water until shells burst. Drain, cool, and shell. Force through a food mill and blend in the honey. Shape in mixed with the cinnamon.