DEEP FRIED CHERRIES

1 lb Fresh ripe red cherries

1 c Flour, all purpose

1/4 c Sugar

1/3 c Milk

1/3 c Dry white wine

3 Eggs

fat for frying

Confectioner's sugar

Cinnamon

"Fresh fruit coated with batter and deep fried is a favorite dessertin several eastern European countries. Plums, apples or currants areprepared in the same manner. In Hungary this dessert is calledCseresznye Kisutve".

Wash cherries and wipe dry. Do not remove stems. Tie with thread toform clusters of 4 cherries. Combine flour, sugar, milk, wine and eggsin a bowl. Mix to make a smooth batter. Dip each cluster of cherriesinto batter, coating well; and drop into a kettle of deep hot fat (375Fon frying thermometer). When golden, remove with a slotted spoon anddrain. Serve at once with confectioner's sugar and cinnamon.