Chestnut Dessert

2 lbs. chestnuts                 4 or 5 apples

½ cup sugar                      1 Tbsp. butter

¼ cup water                      1 tsp. cinnamon

1 tsp. vanilla                      2 Tbsps. apricot jelly

Blanch and peel the chestnuts and cook until soft, then put through a ricer or a sieve. Make syrup of the sugar and water, add the vanilla and chestnuts, and stir until the mixture is smooth. Place in a ring on a plate. Cook the apples until soft, mash them, and add the butter, cinnamon, and jelly. Put this mixture in the centre of the chestnut ring and garnish with preserved fruits.
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