Name: Meat and Potato Croquettes
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 stewpan an ounce of butter and a slice of onion minced fine; 1 level tablespoonful of sifted flour; 1 cupful of milk; 1 cupful of cold meat chopped fine; 1 cupful of cold or hot mashed potato; 1 plate to cool; 10 egg and roll in cracker or bread crumbs; 2 minutes a delicate brown; 1 skimmer and drain them on a piece of brown paper; 1 cupful of cold fish minced fine in place of the meat

Original Recipe

Put in a stewpan an ounce of butter and a slice of onion minced fine; when this simmers add a level tablespoonful of sifted flour; stir the mixture until it becomes smooth and frothy; then add half of a cupful of milk, some seasoning of salt and pepper; let all boil, stirring it all the while. Now add a cupful of cold meat chopped fine, and a cupful of cold or hot mashed potato. Mix all thoroughly and spread on a plate to cool. When it is cool enough, shape it with your hands into balls or rolls. Dip them in beaten egg and roll in cracker or bread crumbs. Drop them into hot lard and fry about two minutes a delicate brown; take them out with a skimmer and drain them on a piece of brown paper. Serve immediately while hot. These are very nice. Cold rice or hominy may be used in place of the potato; or a cupful of cold fish minced fine in place of the meat.

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Put in a stewpan an ounce of butter and a slice of onion minced fine; when this simmers add a level tablespoonful of sifted flour; stir the mixture until it becomes smooth and frothy; then add half of a cupful of milk, some seasoning of salt and pepper; let all boil, stirring it all the while.
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Now add a cupful of cold meat chopped fine, and a cupful of cold or hot mashed potato.
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Mix all thoroughly and spread on a plate to cool.
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When it is cool enough, shape it with your hands into balls or rolls.
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Dip them in beaten egg and roll in cracker or bread crumbs.
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Drop them into hot lard and fry about two minutes a delicate brown; take them out with a skimmer and drain them on a piece of brown paper.
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Serve immediately while hot.
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These are very nice.
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Cold rice or hominy may be used in place of the potato; or a cupful of cold fish minced fine in place of the meat.

Meat and Potato Croquettes

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