British Food Fortnight - Parsnip Fritters

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Parsnip Fritters

Serve hot. Can also be made with carrots, turnips or swedes.

This recipe was found in a well-thumbed cookery book in Wightwick Manor kitchen, dating from about the turn of the century. Recipe from Wightwick Manor, Wolverhampton (a National Trust property).

Ingredients
Four or five parsnips
One egg
Lard or oil
One tblsp flour
Half tblsp mace
Salt and pepper

Method
Peel the parsnips, boil in salted water, drain and mash well.

Add flour, beaten egg, mace, salt and pepper, and beat well.

Tip the mixture onto a floured board and make into small flat cakes with floured hands.

Heat lard or oil in a frying pan, and fry the cakes on both sides until golden brown.

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