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Cherry Fritters

The original 1910 method for Cherry Fritters, presented as a faithful archival transcription.

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What you’ll need

Ingredients

  • 2 cups scalded milk
  • ¼ cup corn-starch
  • ¼ cup flour
  • ½ cup sugar
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ cup cold milk
  • Yolks 3 eggs
  • ½ cup Maraschino cherries, cut in halves

Make it happen

Directions

  1. 1

    Mix corn-starch, flour, sugar, and salt. Dilute with cold milk and add beaten yolks; then add gradually to scalded milk and cook fifteen minutes in double boiler. Add cherries, pour into a buttered shallow tin, and cool. Turn on a board, cut in squares, dip in flour, egg, and crumbs, fry in deep fat, and drain. Serve with Maraschino Sauce.

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