Grandmother Mary's Lenten Drop-CrullersThe time came today..........
for Grandma Cook's tasty oil-boiled
doughnut holies,
so Denise,
who was fed them and then made these
creations, years
before she came to Waukesha,
took batter and utensils
in hand
and whomped up a batchfor just the two of us
in a small pan - (two cups of oil only)
since we are now empty nesters;
oh,
some might accompany her to the Coquillards and then to the church cabinet meeting tonight
but otherwise they will be consumed
at the raccoon headquarters
and relished.Since the dough-balls are dropped in the boiling oil at just the right temperature, they take on
interesting irregular shapes.The one held daintily in the top photo resembles
a duck. I ate it in two bites. but not until I photographed
it so it can live forever.
(Above is Denise's mother Jean Means, who was the daughter of Grandmother Mary Cook. The heritage lives through her.)Happy Fasnacht Day!
