To Fry Parsley, well wash it, picking it over,
removing all but the smallest stalks, and choosing
the finest and greenest leaves. Dry the leaves
very gently in a clean cloth; when you have done
frying the dish the parsley is to garnish, draw the
fat boiler off the fire to let it cool for three or four
minutes, leaving the basket in the hot fat; now
drop the parsley into this, and re-heat gently, till
the leaves are crisp, which they will be in about a
minute, then lift out, drain well, and use. Be
careful when dropping the parsley into the fat to
turn your head aside, for the cold leaves often cause
the hot fat to spurt up, and this might burn you
badly.