Marron glacé of 'glazing'), may have been created only in the 16th century. Lyon and Cuneo dispute the title for the addition of the glazing, or icing, that makes the real "marron glacé". The earliest known records of a recipe for marron glacés were written during the XVI century by an Italian cook that worked for Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy [1580], and by the French at the end of 17th century in Louis XIV's Versailles court. In 1667, François Pierre La Varenne, ten years' chef de cuisine to Nicolas Chalon du Blé, Marquis of Uxelles (near Lyon and a chestnut-producing
Chris Marron Chris Marron Christopher Marron (7 February 1925 – June 1986) was an English professional footballer. A centre forward, he scored 70 goals in 163 matches in the Football League, and also holds the record for the most goals in an FA Cup match, having scored ten in a preliminary round match in September 1947. Born in Jarrow, Marron was playing for North Eastern League club South Shields when he scored ten goals in a preliminary round match against Radcliffe Welfare United in the 1947–48 FA Cup, a record for the competition. The record was equalled by Paul Jackson of Stocksbridge