Tag Archives: frying

Hasty Fritters

Posted on November 10, 2014 by Kevin Carter

Here’s a recipe that was apparently popular enough that it was copied almost verbatim in several 18th century cook books. It’s a recipe for fritters. A fritter, also occasionally called a fraze, was a fried pastry, like a doughnut. They were … Continue reading →

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Suet, Part Four: A Few Recipes.

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Kevin Carter

While perusing several 18th century cookbooks, I’ve identified and included below a selection of recipes using suet. I chose these recipes because they seem to be fairly typical representations of food categories which commonly use suet: puddings, dumplings, pastry crusts, … Continue reading →

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