Corn Fritters or Mock Oysters

Ingredients

• one can of corn
• 2 eggs
• an ounce of softened butter
• teaspoon 01 mixed salt and pepper
• about a cup of flour

Method

1. 1

   Stir up the corn mixture vigorously.

2. 2

   Set a frying pan over the fire with lard just to cover the bottom when hot.

3. 3

   Drop in spoonfuls of the corn mixture flattened and about the size of large fried oysters.

4. 4

   Cook brown on both sides and serve hot.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Cooking for profit (1886) by Jessup Whitehead, page 279. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Corn Fritters or Mock Oysters —Two Ways. The French way of making corn fritters is found at No. 817. These two ways, one with canned corn and one with roasting ears the cheaper and much more popular. 1. To one can of corn allow 2 eggs, an ounce of softened butter, teaspoon 01 mixed salt and pepper and about a cup of flour

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