Source: Quick, Thrifty Cooking by Reader's Digest
Yield: 4 servings

2 tbsp butter or margarine
3 tbsp vegetable oil
3 1/2 cups zucchini, coarsely grated
1/4 cup flour, all-purpose
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1/2 tsp salt
1/8 tsp pepper, black

Heat the butter and oil together in a 12-inch skillet over moderate heat. Meanwhile, quickly mix the zucchini with the flour, eggs, salt and pepper to form a batter.

Drop tablespoonful of batter into hot butter and oil to form 6 patties 2 to 2 1/2 inches in diameter. Flatten each patty slightly with the back of a spoon. Reserve the remaining batter.

Cook the patties for about 4 minutes on each side, or until they are golden brown and crusty. Remove them to a platter covered with paper toweling and set in a keep-warm (250 F) oven.

Use the remaining batter cook 6 more patties in the same manner, adding 1 more tablespoon of oil to the skillet, if needed.