Cheese Fritters Recipe ingredients

To prepare this Cheese Fritters Recipe, first cheese which has become a little dry will answer for this purpose, though, of course, fresh cheese will be better. Put 3 ounces of cheese in a mortar, with a dessertspoonful of finely minced ham, 3 dessertspoonfuls of finely grated bread crumbs, a teaspoonful of dry mustard, a piece of butter about the size of a small egg, 2 or 3 grains of cayenne, and the yolk of an egg well beaten. Pound these ingredients together until they are perfectly smooth, then form the paste into balls about the size of a walnut, flatten to a thickness of half an inch, dip them in batter, and fry them until lightly browned, and drain. Place them on a napkin, and serve as hot as possible. Time to fry, two or three minutes.