Fried Eels

Ingredients

• 1 lb eels
• 1 egg
• a few bread crumbs
• hot lard

Instructions

1. Wash the eels, cut them into pieces 3 inches long, trim and wipe them very dry;
2. dredge with flour, rub them over with egg, and cover with bread crumbs;
3. fry of a nice brown in hot lard.
4. If the eels are small, curl them round, instead of cutting them up.
5. Garnish with fried parsley.