{"id":7128,"slug":"chestnuts-and-raisins","title":"CHESTNUTS AND RAISINS","description":"From The International Jewish Cook Book by Florence Kreisler Greenbaum.","ingredients_raw":["one quart of chestnuts","boiling water","cold water","one cup of raisins","two bay leaves","some stick cinnamon","a pinch of salt","one teaspoon of butter","two tablespoons of white wine","two tablespoons of sugar","one-half teaspoon of vinegar","one tablespoon of flour dissolved in water"],"ingredients_norm":["chestnut","boiling water","cold water","raisin","bay leaf","cinnamon","salt","butter","white wine","sugar","vinegar","flour dissolved in water"],"steps":["Remove the outer shells from one quart of chestnuts.","Then pour boiling water over them and remove the skins; put in cold water for half an hour, then drain and put on in a boiler with cold water and boil until tender.","Do not add any salt as it toughens them.","In another boiler put one cup of raisins which have been stemmed and cleaned, cover with cold water, add two bay leaves and some stick cinnamon; boil until tender, then pour them into the boiler containing the chestnuts.","Add a pinch of salt and one teaspoon of butter and continue until chestnuts are done, then add two tablespoons of white wine, two tablespoons of sugar, one-half teaspoon of vinegar and thicken with one tablespoon of flour dissolved in water.","More sugar or vinegar may be added to suit taste.","Boil a few minutes, then serve."],"categories":[],"prep_time_minutes":null,"cook_time_minutes":null,"total_time_minutes":null,"servings":null,"yield_text":null,"difficulty":null,"source_name":"gutenberg","source_url":"https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/12350","source_ref":"pg:12350:w40:13","authors_url":null,"license":"Public domain (US)","license_url":null,"extraction_confidence":0.95,"content_hash":"be9f7878f52372a34d5f557e2fe22fa0e5772fcc7c76fc00a6e91780de85d3da","created_at":"2026-08-02T16:58:06Z","updated_at":"2026-08-02T17:11:32Z","notice":"Historical recipe, reproduced as published: it may reflect its era's ingredients, language, and food-safety practices. Apply modern judgment on cooking temperatures and preservation.","url":"https://recipecontextprotocol.com/recipes/chestnuts-and-raisins"}