1 ea Beef heart

1 c Cracker crumbs

1/2 c *white sauce

1 x Salt & pepper

1 c Chestnuts, roasted

Soak the heart in cold water about 1 hour. Wash thoroughly and remove the muscles and arteries. Make a filling of the above ingredients and fill the heart. Fasten securely. Cover with boiling water and boil for 10 minutes. Reduce heat and simmer until tender. Remove heart from

water a half hour before serving and sprinkle with cracker crumbs, salt and pepper. Bake at 350 F until brown. Source: Pennsylvania Dutch Cook Book Fine Old Recipes, Culinary Arts Press, 1936.