Potato Puffs

• 9 medium-sized potatoes
• deep fat
• salt

Scrub, peel and rinse the potatoes. Cut them lengthwise into slices about 3/16 in. thick. Trim into ovals or oblongs; drop into cold water. Rinse and drain. Dry in a clean cloth. Put the potato slices into the frying-basket and lower them gently into hot, deep fat at 320° F. Cook until just soft but not coloured. Lift out the basket Reheat the fat to 350° F., put in the basket and