Sat, 21 November 2009
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Before I came to France, I couldn't quite grasp Mr. FdC's obsession with the lowly chestnut.
Early memories of our courtship involve intense searches around our (small and not overly sophisticated) Florida university town for special foodstuffs from 'back home', and chestnuts in any shape or form were always on his list. 
While I could certainly comprehend his yearning for a decent baguette or some cheese other than cheddar or brie (the only French variety our local supermarket deemed fit to carry), I must admit that the day he finally struck gold and found a can of crème de marrons at a local specialty shop – and later that night polished off the entire can, with a spoon – struck me as rather intriguing.
Having eaten chestnuts myself only a very few times, and then only in Martha Stewart-style Thanksgiving stuffing, I couldn’t understand what the fuss was about. Thick, nutty and sweet -- in the way that a whole box of sugar cubes is sweet -- this chestnut spread tasted good, to be sure, but an entire can with a spoon for dessert?
I remember waiting anxiously for his sugar-induced coma to set in -- while he patiently reassured me that what he was doing with that spoon was not how it is normally 'done' -- yet he simply couldn’t help himself, such was his yearning for an annual dose of autumn chestnuts, French-style.
Later that year he returned from his Christmas break in France with several cans and tubes of the stuff - and until his supplies ran out, was happy as a lark. He was thrilled, too, when my mom found a small package of fresh chestnuts that winter, and he immediately went about showing me how to properly roast them in the fireplace at their house in Georgia. I couldn't deny that they were delicious, yet…
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