Categories: Fruits, Desserts 
      Yield: 8 servings 
  
      4 lg Firm,ripe apples peeled and 
           Cored and cut crosswise in 
           Circles 1/4 inch thick 
      2 tb Brandy or dark rum 
      1    Egg, seperated 
    1/2 c  Milk 
  1 1/2 tb Brown sugar 
      1 c  Flour 
    1/8 ts Baking powder 
    1/4 ts Salt 
    1/8 ts Ground cinnamon 
    1/8 ts Ground ginger 
           Icing sugar (to taste) 
           Chilled whipped cream 
           (for garnish) 
  
  Pre-heat oil in deep fryer to 350-360 F after apples have marinated for 
  several hours. Put apples in a deep bowl and pour brandy or rum over top. 
  Cover bowl and let apples sit in the marinade for several hurs. Turn apples 
  over often. Beat egg yolk with whisk in a bowl. Add milk ans sugar and mix 
  together. Add dry ingredients and seasonings and blend well. Beat egg white 
  with a beater in a stainless steel, glass or copper bowl until stiff peaks 
  form a batter. Drain apples and dip them in the batter. Put apples, a few 
  at a time, in oil in deep fryer at 350-360 and fry for 3-4 minutes - or 
  until golden brown. Remove and drain on paper towels. Lightly sprinkle with 
  icing sugar. Serve with chilled whipped cream. 
  Source: British Columbia Heritage Cookbook 
  :       By Mary Evans-Atkinson   pub  1984 Page 96 
   
  From the collection of K. Deck