Potato Croquettes

Ingredients

• 2 pints mashed potatoes
• 2 eggs
• 2 tablespoons Crisco
• 1 tablespoon chopped parsley
• salt, pepper, and red pepper to taste

Method

1. 1

   Mash potatoes by rubbing them through wire sieve with back of wooden spoon; dissolve Crisco, add it to potatoes with 1 of eggs well beaten and seasonings.

2. 2

   Mix and divide into 10 or 12 pieces, form them into neat croquettes, brush over with remaining beaten egg, toss in breadcrumbs, and fry in hot Crisco.

Nutrition per serving

Estimated from matched ingredients across 2 servings.

As published

This recipe was extracted from A calendar of dinners, with 615 recipes (1913) by Marion Harris Neil, page 80. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

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