2 tb Butter (or margarine or oil)

      1 lg Onion; peeled and chopped

      2    Celery stalks

           - finely chopped
      2 lb Chestnuts; peeled & cooked

           -=OR=-
      3 cn -Whole chestnuts (15 oz ea.)

           -soaked and cooked
      2 tb Chopped parsley

      2 tb Lemon juice

      1    Garlic clove; crushed

           Fresh breadcrumbs (Optional)
           -(should be whole wheat)
           Salt
           Freshly ground black pepper
    1/4 c  Oil

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           Dried breadcrumbs
  Melt the butter (or substitute) and saute the onion and celery over
  moderate heat for 10 minutes until soft but not brown.  Transfer to a large
  bowl.  Drain the chestnuts and add to the bowl.  Mix these ingredients
  together well.
  Mash the chestnuts, onion and celery, then mix into the bowl the chopped
  parsley, lemon juice and garlic.
  The mixture should be soft but firm enough to form into a roll, so add a
  few whole-wheat breadcrumbs, if necessary, especially if you're using
  canned chestnuts.  Season the mixture with salt and pepper to taste.
  Preheat the oven to 400 F.  Pour a little of the oil into a roasting pan
  and put into the oven to heat.
  Form the chestnut mixture into a roll about 8 inches long, pressing it
  together carefully, then coat it well with the dried breadcrumbs. Put the
  chestnut roll into the roasting pan and carefully turn it so that it is
  coated with hot oil.
  Bake for 45 minutes, until it is crisp on the outside, spooning a little
  more of the oil over the roll from time to time during the cooking. Serve
  the Chestnut Roast cut into slices.
  Source: The Complete Vegetarian Cuisine - by Rose Elliot ISBN:
  0-394-57123-1 Typed for you by Karen Mintzias