{"id":21299,"date":"2011-11-22T17:30:29","date_gmt":"2011-11-22T23:30:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/artofmanliness.com\/?p=21299"},"modified":"2021-06-04T16:06:28","modified_gmt":"2021-06-04T21:06:28","slug":"how-to-roast-chestnuts-over-an-open-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/leisure\/food-drink\/how-to-roast-chestnuts-over-an-open-fire\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Roast Chestnuts Over an Open Fire"},"content":{"rendered":"

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You\u2019ve probably heard the \u201cChristmas Song\u201d hundreds of times in your life, and you\u2019re well familiar with that opening line about \u201cchestnuts roasting on an open fire.\u201d<\/p>\n

But how many of us have actually partaken in this holiday tradition? If you\u2019ve never had a warm roasted chestnut, you\u2019re missing out. Chestnuts grow from mid-fall to early-spring, and they peak during the holidays\u2014which is why they\u2019re associated with this time of year. They have a texture kind of like a baked potato, and they’re the only nut that contains vitamin C, so eating some is a good way to ward off winter scurvy if you’ll be spending Christmas sailing as a pirate<\/a>. The sweet, nutty flavor of chestnuts will warm your manly holiday spirit <\/a>to the core, and most importantly, roasting them gives you an excuse to do something with fire.<\/p>\n

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