Mary's Uncle was very fond of these fritters.

He preferred them to fried oysters, and always called them "potato boofers." I would not answer for the wholesomeness of these fritters.

In fact, I do not think any fried food particularly wholesome.
ROSETTES, WAFERS AND ROSENKUCHEN (AS MADE BY FRAU SCHMIDT) Prepare a batter from the following: 1 cup of sweet milk.
2 eggs.
Pinch of salt.
1 cup of flour, good measure.
Gradually mix the flour with the milk to form a smooth batter, free from lumps.

Add yolks, then the slightly-beaten whites of eggs.

Fasten the long handle to a wafer iron, shaped like a cup or saucer, and stand it in hot fat, a mixture of 2/3 lard and 1/3 suet, or oil; when heated, remove at once, and dip quickly into the batter, not allowing the batter to come over top of the wafer iron.