French Potato Croquettes

French Potato Croquettes

Ingredients:
2 tablespoons butter
1/2 teaspoon salt

Directions:
Few grains cayenne
Mix ingredients in order given, and beat thoroughly. Shape in balls, then in rolls, pointed at
ends.
Roll in flour, mark in three places on top of each with knife−blade to represent a small French
loaf. Fry in deep fat, and drain on brown paper.
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Chapter XX − POTATOES 364
The 1918 Fanny Farmer Cookbook
Potato Apples
2 cups hot riced
potatoes
Few grains cayenne
2 tablespoons
butter
Slight grating nutmeg
1/3 cup grated
cheese
2 tablespoons thick
cream
1/2 teaspoon salt
Yolks 2 eggs
Mix ingredients in order given, and beat thoroughly. Shape in form of small apples, roll in
flour,
egg, and crumbs, fry in deep fat, and drain on brown paper. Insert a clove at both stem and
blossom end of each apple.
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Potatoes en Surprise
Makes Potato Croquette mixture, omitting parsley. Shape in small nests and fill with Creamed
Chicken, Shrimp, or peas. Cover nests with Croquette mixture, then roll in form of croquettes.
Dip in crumbs, egg, and crumbs again; fry in deep fat, and drain on brown paper.
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SWEET POTATOES
Bakes Sweet Potatoes
Prepare and bake same as white potatoes.
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Sweet Potatoes, Southern Style
Bake six medium sized sweet potatoes, remove from oven, cut in halves lengthwise, and
scoop
out inside. Mash, add two tablespoons butter, and cream to moisten. Season with salt and