Apple Fritters were very highly esteemed by our ancestors. ‘To make the best Fritters,’ says Markham in 1615, ‘take a pint of cream, 8 eggs, only aboute 4 of the whites … put in cloves, mace, nutmeg and saffron and stir them well together: then put in 2 spoonfuls of the best Ale barm [brewer’s yeast