Marron glacé Marron glacé A marron glacé (plural "marrons glacés") is a confection, originating in southern France and northern Italy consisting of a chestnut candied in sugar syrup and glazed. Marrons glacés are an ingredient in many desserts and are also eaten on their own. Candied chestnuts appeared in chestnut-growing areas in northern Italy and southern France shortly after the crusaders returned to Europe with sugar. Cooking with sugar allowed creation of new confectioneries. A candied chestnut confection was probably served around the beginning of the 15th century in Piedmont, among other places. But "marrons glacés" as such (with the last touch
Marron Curtis Fort Marron Curtis Fort Marron Curtis Fort (* October 24, 1938 in Boston) is a notable American-born German linguist and professor who specializes in the study of Saterland Frisian language and Low German (plattdeutsch) spoken in northern Germany. Fort is a German citizen and lives in Leer. Fort's work in print and appearances in radio and television have contributed greatly to the preservation and furthering of the Saterland Frisian language and Low German language and culture in general. After attending boarding school in New Hampshire, Marron C. Fort began his studies in Princeton University in 1957, including German studies, English, Dutch