Beignets De Concombres
Ingredients
Directions
Peel and slice the cucumbers for frying.
Pour boiling water over the cucumbers and scald until almost transparent.
Drain and wipe the cucumbers dry.
Dip the cucumbers in Fritter Batter.
Fry in deep boiling lard until golden brown.
Drain on brown paper and serve on a cut paper.
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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