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Paul-E-Pics

24 Monday Aug 2015

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What I did over my summer vacation…

A great weekend of workshops, camaraderie, and homemade whiskey. I didn’t know about the “Main Street Grill” until I read about it here. I’ll definitely keep it in mind for next time.

Front Sight Press

Still recovering from PEP3! 🙂 The weekend was absolutely phenomenal in more ways that I can even begin to articulate. Shame on me for missing this event the first two years. I can’t wait for the next one. I’ll post more detailed AARs as soon as I can (school is starting back, so I’ve been swamped trying to prepare for a new batch of students). Meanwhile, enjoy a few pics!

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Hasty Fritters

05 Wednesday Aug 2015

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Deep frying makes everything better.

Savoring the Past

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Here’s a recipe that was apparently popular enough that it was copied almost verbatim in several 18th century cook books. It’s a recipe for fritters. A fritter, also occasionally called a fraze, was a fried pastry, like a doughnut. They were either skillet fried or deep fried. The batter could be thin or thick — more like a dough. This particular recipe was exquisitely simple, calling for only four to five ingredients.

Here is Hannah Glasse’s copy from the 1774 edition of her cookbook, The Art of Cookery.

Here is our adaptation, changing a few things up where necessary, but staying well within period-correct methods and techniques:

Hasty Fritters

Ingredients:
1 – 12oz. bottle of any Light* Ale or Hard Apple Cyder
approximately 2 cups All Purpose Flour
1/4 – 1/3 cups Zante Currants or 1 Apple (diced) or both

About 2-lbs Lard (or or other fat**, e.g., shortening or vegetable…

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