Potatoe Fritters

New system of domestic cookery, forme... · Rundell, Maria Eliza Ketelby · 1806

Source: New system of domestic cookery, formed upon principles of economy, and adapted to the use of private families
Status: success · extracted 13 days ago
Not a recipe: No

Ingredients (12)

two large potatoes ↝ Potatoes, raw, skin [Vegetables and Vegetable Products]
four yelks and three whites of eggs ↝ Eggs, Grade A, Large, egg whole [Dairy and Egg Products]
one large spoonful of cream ↝ Cream, whipped [Cream cheese, sour cream, whipped cream]
another of sweet wine ↝ Wine, dessert, sweet [Wine]
a squeeze of lemon ↝ Lemon, raw [Citrus fruits]
a little nutmeg ↝ Oil, nutmeg butter [Fats and Oils]
a good quantity of fine lard ↝ Lard [Fats and Oils]

sauce

a glass of white wine ↝ Wine, white [Wine]
the juice of a lemon ↝ Lemon, raw [Citrus fruits]
one dessert spoonful of peachleaf, or almond water ↝ Water, tap [Tap water]
one dessert spoonful of peachleaf, or almond water
some white sugar ↝ Sugar, white, confectioner's, powdered [Sugars and honey]

Instructions (5)

Boil two large potatoes, and scrape them fine.
Beat four yelks and three whites of eggs, and add to the above, with one large spoonful of cream, another of sweet wine, a squeeze of lemon, and a little nutmeg.
Beat this batter half an hour at least. It will be extremely light.
Put a good quantity of fine lard in a stewpan, and drop a spoonful of the batter at a time into it: fry them.
Serve as a sauce, a glass of white wine, the juice of a lemon, one dessert spoonful of peachleaf, or almond water, and some white sugar warmed together: not to be served in the dish.

Original Text

Potatoe Fritters.

Boil two large potatoes, and scrape them fine: beat four yelks and three whites of eggs, and add to the above, with one large spoonful of cream, another of sweet wine, a squeeze of lemon, and a little nutmeg. Beat this batter half an hour at least. It will be extremely light. Put a good quantity of fine lard in a stewpan, and drop a spoonful of the batter at a time into it: fry them; and serve as a sauce, a glass of white wine, the juice of a lemon, one dessert spoonful of peachleaf, or almond water, and some white sugar warmed together: not to be served in the dish.

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