Recipe: Corn Fritters with Orange Sauce (using orange marmalade, Smucker's recipe, 1980)

CORN FRITTERS WITH ORANGE SAUCE

FOR THE CORN FRITTERS:
1 (10 ounce) package frozen whole kernel corn, thawed
Milk
2 tablespoons butter or margarine, melted
1/2 cup all-purpose flour, stirred before measuring
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
2 eggs, well beaten
Cooking oil (for frying)
FOR THE ORANGE SAUCE:
1 cup Sweet Orange Marmalade
1/4 cup butter or margarine

TO MAKE THE CORN FRITTERS:
Drain corn in strainer, pressing corn lightly against sides, and reserving liquid.

Add enough milk to corn liquid to make 1/4 cup. Combine liquid with corn, melted butter, flour, baking powder, salt, pepper, and eggs. Mix until well blended.

Pour oil into skillet to a depth of 1/2 inch; heat. Drop corn mixture by tablespoonfuls into hot oil; fry until golden brown on both sides.

TO MAKE THE ORANGE SAUCE:
In a saucepan, combine marmalade and 1/4 cup butter and heat, stirring constantly.

TO SERVE:
Serve sauce over hot Corn Fritters.

Makes 4 servings
From: Recipelink.com
Source: Recipe booklet: Smucker's Holiday Recipes Cookbook, The J.M. Smucker Company, 1980