SC - Re: Refrying fritters
ChannonM at aol.com
ChannonM at aol.com
Wed Sep 6 05:44:34 PDT 2000
In a message dated 9/6/00 7:44:18 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
owner-sca-cooks at ansteorra.org writes:
> If the temp is too low
> they get really grease soaked and heavy. Another
> thing, use peanut oil for frying if using a vegetable
> oil. Stuff doesn't burn as fast because it has a
> higher smoke/burn temp.
If you are trying to maintain a period dish, using canola oil would be a
better substitute. Canola is known in period as rape seed oil (or the
vegetable rape), hence the name change to a more PC term. The etymology has
something to do with the latin I believe (notes are not at hand).
Hauviette
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