This section is from the book "The Laurel Health Cookery", by Evora Bucknum Perkins. Also available from Amazon: The Laurel Health Cookery.
1 pt. grated corn, (or
1 can of corn well drained) 1 pt. stale bread crumbs
2 tablespns. flour.
1 egg salt
Mix, shape, bake. These croquettes may be breaded only. They may be used as garnish for a timbale if shaped in cones or balls, or served with cream sauce as a separate course.
1 cup mashed potato
3/4 cup finely-sliced celery
1 - 1 1/2 teaspn. butter
2 tablespns. chopped nuts
(not too fine) salt
Do not cook celery. Mix all ingredients while potato is hot. Cool, shape, egg and crumb. Stand in cold place until ready to bake.
1 tablespn. butter 1 egg
2 tablespns. flour salt
1 cup milk bread crumbs
Heat, do not brown, butter, add flour and stir smooth; pour milk in hot, when smooth, remove from fire, add salt and egg and enough bread crumbs to shape. Cool, shape into balls or rolls, bake. Serve as a garnish or as a separate dish with or without sauce. The mixture may be flavored with some of the sweet herbs or minced onion.
 
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