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Bread Croquettes

A historical recipe from Made-Over Dishes, by S. T. Rorer.

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A historical recipe

Made-Over Dishes, by S. T. Rorer. Project Gutenberg eBook #6978.

From an old book: a historical recipe, not current advice. Its methods, additives and storage may be unsafe by today's standards.

Ingredients 4 ingredients

  1. one quart of crumbs
  2. four tablespoonfuls of sugar
  3. a half cup of cleaned currants
  4. a teaspoonful of vanilla

Method

  1. Rub sufficient stale bread to make one quart of crumbs;
  2. add four tablespoonfuls of sugar, a half cup of cleaned currants, or any fruit that you have left over, and a grating of nutmeg;
  3. sprinkle over a teaspoonful of vanilla, and add sufficient beaten eggs (about three) to moisten the crumbs.
  4. Form into small cylinder-shaped croquettes, dip in egg and roll in bread crumbs and fry in smoking hot fat.
  5. Serve hot with sugar sauce.

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Source Public domain in the USA
Credit

From Made-Over Dishes, by S. T. Rorer. Digitised by Project Gutenberg, eBook #6978 (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/6978). Public domain in the USA; its status may differ elsewhere.

What was changed: As printed, from the book's text; Project Gutenberg's header and licence removed. Ingredient lines were read out of the text by a program. A historical recipe, not current advice.