Saratoga Potatoes

Ingredients

• potatoes
• boiling lard
• fine salt

Directions

1. Slice the potatoes very thin and soak them in cold water for 1 hour, or overnight for breakfast.

2. Drain the potatoes and spread them on a dry towel, wiping each piece dry.

3. Drop a few potatoes at a time into boiling lard and fry until lightly browned.

4. Remove with a skimmer and place on a plate, sprinkling a little fine salt over them.

5. For serving, pile the potatoes in a pyramid on a platter and arrange mutton chops around them.