Fried Parsnips

Original Recipe

Boil tender in a little hot water salted; scrape, cut into long slices, dredge with flour; fry in hot lard or dripping, or in butter and lard mixed; fry quite brown. Drain off fat and serve. Parsnips may be boiled and mashed the same as potatoes.

Ingredients

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  • 1 little hot water salted

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Instructions

  1. 1

    Boil tender in a little hot water salted; scrape, cut into long slices, dredge with flour; fry in hot lard or dripping, or in butter and lard mixed; fry quite brown.

  2. 2

    Drain off fat and serve.

  3. 3

    Parsnips may be boiled and mashed the same as potatoes.

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Recipe by Mrs. F.L. Gillette from The White House Cook Book (1887)