Making Apple Fritters

“Make a batter, not very stiff with 1 qt. milk, 3 eggs and flour to bring it to right consistency.  Pare and core a dozen large apples and chop them to size of peas. Mix well with batter. Fry in lard. Trim with powdered white sugar.”

Bessie M. Kerr Scrapbook (Duke Mss. Department), 1878 – 1979 (Bessie M. Kerr lived at Shallow Ford, Yadkin County)

Time: 20 – 25 minutes. (Longer if you are doing this with a large number of children)

Materials:

• eggs
• milk
• flour
• apples
• lard or Crisco
• powdered sugar 
• mixing bowl
• frying pan
• spatula
• paper plates
• paper towels

Procedure:  

Combine milk and eggs. Whisk. Add in flour slowly. Stir in chopped apples. Mix batter well. Drop dollops into hot lard or Crisco. Upon removal, place on a paper towel on a paper plate and sprinkle with powdered sugar.