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Corn Fritters

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Ingredients
  • ½ cup canned corn
  • 1 egg
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ½ cup flour
  • ½ teaspoon baking-powder
  • 2 tablespoons milk
  • ½ cup fat for frying
Utensils
  • Tablespoon
  • Mixing-bowl
  • Sifter
  • Small bowl
  • Dover beater
  • Frying-pan
  • Pancake-turner
  • Colander with paper
Directions
  1. Stir the corn and milk together in a mixing-bowl, and sift the flour, salt, and baking-powder into this.
  2. Beat the egg in a small bowl, add it to the materials in the mixing-bowl, and stir well together.
  3. Melt the fat in the frying-pan, and put the mixture into this (when the fat begins to smoke), a separate spoonful at a time. Turn the fritters frequently while frying, so that they will brown on all sides.
  4. Drain the fritters on soft crumpled paper in a colander.

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