The Boston cooking-school cook book

finely chopped parsley. Potato Marbles Wash and pare potatoes. Shape in balls, using a French vegetable cutter. Soak fifteen minutes in cold water; take from water and dry between towels. Fry in deep fat, drain, and sprinkle with salt. Fried Potato Balls To one cup hot riced potatoes add one tablespoon butter, one-fourth teaspoon salt, one-eighth teaspoon celery salt, and few grains cayenne. Cool slightly, and add one-half beaten egg and one-half teaspoon finely chopped parsley. Shape in small balls, roll in flour, fry in deep fat, and drain. Potatoes, Somerset Style To two cups hot riced potatoes add two tablespoons butter, one-half cup grated mild cheese, yolks three eggs, slightly beaten, one-half teaspoon salt, and a few grains cayenne. Shape in form of birds, dip in crumbs, egg, and crumbs, insert slices of raw potato cut to represent wings and tail, and cloves to represent eyes. Fry in deep fat and drain on brown paper. Potato Fritters 2 cups hot riced potatoes 2 tablespoons cream 2 tablespoons wine 1 teaspoon salt Few gratings nutmeg Few grains cayenne 3 eggs Yolks 2 eggs ½ cup flour Add cream, wine, and seasonings to potatoes; then add eggs well beaten, having bowl containing mixture in pan of ice-water, and beat until cold. Add flour, and when well mixed, drop by spoonfuls in deep fat, fry until delicately browned, and drain on brown paper. Potato Curls Wash and pare large long potatoes. Shape with a potato curler, soak one hour in cold water, drain, dry between towels, fry in deep fat, drain, and sprinkle with salt. Potato Croquettes 2 cups hot riced potatoes 2 tablespoons butter ½ teaspoon salt ⅛ teaspoon pepper ¼ teaspoon celery salt Few grains cayenne Few drops onion juice Yolk 1 egg 1 teaspoon finely chopped parsley Mix ingredients in order given, and beat thoroughly. Shape, dip in crumbs, egg, and crumbs again, fry one minute in deep fat, and drain on brown paper. Croquettes are shaped in a variety of forms. The most common way is to first form a smooth ball by rolling one rounding tablespoon of