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Fried Potato Balls or Potato Fritters

4 servings

Ingredients

• potatoes (as needed)
• eggs (a little)
• butter (a little)
• milk (a little)
• salt (a little)
• nutmeg (a little)
• rusks (a little)
• butter (a little)

Instructions

1. Cook the potatoes until tender, drain them, mash them very finely or press them through a grater, and mix with a few eggs, a piece of butter, and a little milk, along with salt, and if desired, a little nutmeg.
2. Form into round or elongated balls, sprinkle with crushed rusks, and fry until golden brown in butter.

Modernized from a treasured 19th-century German cookbook.