Bell Fritters

Ingredients

• Boil one pint of water
• a piece of butter the size of an egg
• i pt. of flour
• add a pinch of salt
• beat in four eggs one at a time

Method

1. 1

   Boil one pint of water with a piece of butter the size of an egg.

2. 2

   When it boils, take from the fire and stir in gradually 1 pint of flour, forming a paste.

3. 3

   When quite cold, beat in four eggs one at a time.

4. 4

   Fry in boiling lard, dropping in a teaspoonful at a time.

5. 5

   The fritters should be all crust.

6. 6

   Serve with some liquid sauce.

As published

This recipe was extracted from 365 desserts (1900) by Harriet Schuyler Nelson, page 9. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Bell Fritters. Boil one pint of water with a piece of but- ter the size of an egg. When it boils take from the fire and stir in gradually i pt. of flour forming a paste, add a pinch of salt. When quite cold beat in four eggs one at a time

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