Carrot Fritters Recipe

Instructions

1. Have nice, young, tender carrots, clean and scrape them carefully, and cut each one in two lengthwise.
2. Put to boil in salted water.
3. Take up, drain and cool, and make a frying batter as follow: Beat up 1 egg, sift in 1 cup flour, 3/4 cup milk, pinch of salt, and 1 tablespoon melted vegetable shortening.
4. Mix till smooth and glossy.
5. Allow to stand in cool place for 1 hour, then add 1 teaspoon baking powder.
6. Put in few pieces of carrot at a time.
7. Drop into hot vegetable shortening and fry for few minutes.
8. Serve hot.