Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire

Tomorrow is "Roast Chestnuts Day", not too surprising that this is in December along with "Gingerbread Decorating Day' which was last Saturday. I'm not sure what "Wear Brown Shoes Day" (December 4) has to do with Christmas but who knows, there may be some deeper meaning there that I'm not aware of. Anyway, back to those chestnuts. Many, many years ago when I was teaching in New York State some other teachers and I took a bus load of students on a field trip to some museums in the city.  The bus ride was the noisiest I have ever been on but I prefer not to dwell on that. While there a teacher friend introduced me to roast chestnuts.  They actually were being roasted over hot coals in little carts along the sidewalks and you caould buy a small bag full for a minimal price. I remember them being hot and very tasty. No wonder there's a song about them.