Saratoga Fried Potatoes
Ingredients
Directions
Peel the potatoes and slice them very thin.
Soak the slices in ice water overnight.
Fry the potato slices in boiling lard until golden brown.
Remove from the frying pan and place on a napkin or towel to absorb excess fat.
Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.
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