What is Nesselrode

[Moonlight]

Please help! I read in a cook book about Nesselrode pie but the author assumed that everyone knows what Nesselrode is , I don't .

It would be helpful if I can have a picture of it .

[kellytree]

Please help!  I read in a cook book about Nesselrode pie but the author assumed that everyone knows what Nesselrode is , I don't .

It would be helpful if I can have a picture of it .

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Perhaps this will help:

http://www.babylon.com/definition/Nesselrode_pudding/English

or this

http://www.historicfood.com/Nesselrode%20P...ng%20Recipe.htm

my first thought was it was something to do with stinging nettles but I guess not!

[Moonlight]

HAHAHA,as first I thought it was something brilliant with many colors, it turns out to be just chestnut pudding . Does not sound very appealing .

[petite tête de chou]

I just had to add a comment here. One of my cats nickname is Nesselrode or Nessy for short. It's actually quite good. Sweet, cold and chewy. It sort of reminds me of spumoni ice-cream. Hey, spumoni would be a good kitty name, too.

[Adam Balic]

HAHAHA,as first I thought it was something brilliant with many colors, it turns out to be just chestnut pudding .  Does not sound very appealing .

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Actually it is delicious and now that vacuum packed chestnuts are readily available it is easy to prepare.

[djyee100]

Apparently there is Nesselrode and there is Nesselrode. The classic European dessert contained chestnut puree and candied fruit. The American version, a popular Christmas dessert in the 1950s & 60s, usually skipped the chestnuts in favor of more candied fruit, rum, and chocolate shavings.

I haven't heard mention of Nesselrode Pie in decades. Even finding a photo of one on the web is a challenge.

A pic of Nesselrode Pie, 2nd row, last pic:

http://books.google.com/books?id=TucnTDr5q...result#PPA89,M1

If you don't know what Nesselrode Pie is, you're in good company.

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html...751C1A96E948260

A quest for the last Nesselrode Pie:

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html...751C0A9629C8B63

[Adam Balic]

The NYTs article is very interesting. Fascinating to see how a dish evolves through time like this.