Fried Parsnip Cakes

Ingredients

• 6 or 7 parsnips
• 1 tablespoon butter or shortening
• 2 eggs
• ½ cup dry bread crumbs
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• ½ teaspoon salt
• Pepper to taste
• Milk for dipping
• Corn meal or bread crumbs for coating

Method

1. 1 Boil parsnips in salted water until soft. Peel, remove the core, and mash them.
2. 2 Mix the mashed parsnips with butter, 1 egg, the beaten egg white, bread crumbs, sugar, salt, and pepper. Form into cakes.
3. 3 Beat the remaining egg yolk with a little milk. Dip cakes in the mixture, then roll in corn meal or bread crumbs.
4. 4 Fry the patties in hot fat until golden brown on both sides.