Potato Chips
Ingredients
Directions
Peel and wash the potatoes thoroughly.
Peel them again with a sharp knife, aiming for one continuous peel per potato.
Soak the potatoes in salt water.
Once ready, remove them and lay on a cloth to dry.
Heat fat in a saucepan until boiling.
Fry the potatoes in batches until golden brown and crisp.
Remove with a slotted spoon and drain on a sieve.
Serve on a napkin.
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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