MERRITT APPLE FRITTERS

      Title: MERRITT APPLE FRITTERS
  Categories: Fruits, Desserts
       Yield: 8 Servings
  
       4 lg Firm,ripe apples peeled and
            Cored and cut crosswise in
            Circles 1/4 inch thick
       2 tb Brandy or dark rum
       1    Egg, seperated
     1/2 c  Milk
   1 1/2 tb Brown sugar
       1 c  Flour
     1/8 ts Baking powder
     1/4 ts Salt
     1/8 ts Ground cinnamon
     1/8 ts Ground ginger
            Icing sugar (to taste)
            Chilled whipped cream
            (for garnish)
  
   Pre-heat oil in deep fryer to 350-360 F after apples have marinated
   for several hours. Put apples in a deep bowl and pour brandy or rum
   over top. Cover bowl and let apples sit in the marinade for several
   hurs. Turn apples over often. Beat egg yolk with whisk in a bowl. Add
   milk ans sugar and mix together. Add dry ingredients and seasonings
   and blend well. Beat egg white with a beater in a stainless steel,
   glass or copper bowl until stiff peaks form a batter. Drain apples
   and dip them in the batter. Put apples, a few at a time, in oil in
   deep fryer at 350-360 and fry for 3-4 minutes - or until golden
   brown. Remove and drain on paper towels. Lightly sprinkle with icing
   sugar. Serve with chilled whipped cream. Source: British Columbia
   Heritage Cookbook
   :       By Mary Evans-Atkinson   pub  1984 Page 96
   
   From the collection of K. Deck
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