FRUIT COCKTAIL FRITTERS
1½ cups sifted flour
1½ teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon sugar
2 eggs
½ cup milk
1 cup well-drained, canned fruit cocktail
deep fat for frying
Sift together dry ingredients. Combine eggs and milk and beat well; add to flour mixture all at once and stir only until all flour is moistened. Fold in fruit cocktail. Heat fat to 375°F. Drop batter from a tablespoon into fat and fry 5 minutes or until golden brown on all sides. Remove from fat and drain on absorbent paper. Serve hot with maple syrup or sprinkle with confectioners’ sugar and serve as a hot bread. 5 Servings or 15 Fritters