New England Corn Fritters

This comes from a little book called ABC of Jiffy Cookery. I've had it for over 50 years. I haven't cooked any of the recipes yet. I'm putting them here so I can find them easier.

• Ready In: 20 mins
• Serves: 6
• Yields: 1 recipe

Ingredients

• 1  cup flour, sifted
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1  egg, well beaten
• 1⁄2 cup milk
• 1  cup corn, cream style
• 1  teaspoon  grated onion

Directions

1. Mix and sift flour, bakking powder and salt. Combine egg, milk and corn. Stir into flour, mixing until flour is dampened. Add onion. Cover bottom of a hot skillet with a thin layer of shortening. Drop mixture by small spoonfuls onto hot pan. Brown on one side, turn over and brown other. Cook about 3-4 minutes for small fritters.