Sufficient for a 3-1/2# chicken. Double or treble the recipe for a turkey.
Shell 3 c (1#) chestnuts and skin. Drop the chestnuts into boiling salted water. Cook them until they are soft. Put them through a potato ricer. Combine them with:
¼ c Seedless raising (optional)
½ (/4) c Melted butter
1 tsp Salt
1/8 tsp Pepper
¼ c Cream (milk)
1 c dry bread or cracker crumbs
2 Tbls chopped parsley
½ c Chopped celery
1 Tbls Grated onion
1 Tbls Brown sugar
1 Egg