Instructions: Place the cranberries on paper toweling and dry well. Sift together the dry ingredients and mix in the milk, a little at a time, to make a stiff dough.

Flour your hands well, pinch off a small piece of dough (about 1 teaspoon), place a cranberry in the center, and roll into a ball with the cranberry inside. The balls should be about the size of large marbles. Place the shortening or oil in a deep, heavy kettle, and heat till it registers 375F on a deep-fat-frying thermometer. Drop the fritters into the hot fat and fry, turning, until deep golden brown on all sides. Drain on paper toweling. This really works best as a two-person operation, with one shaping the fritters and the other frying them.

If you would like to email yourself the recipe for later use, or share the recipe with your friends or family, enter the email addresses below and this recipe will be emailed to you and others as well.