Pets de Nonne
Proportions: 2½ cups water, 3 oz. butter, 1¼ oz. sugar, a pinch salt, grated rind 1 lemon, ½ lb. flour, 4 whole eggs. Boil together the water, butter, sugar, and salt for two minutes.
When the liquid is boiling remove the stewpan from fire and add the flour all at once, then the lemon peel. When half cool add the eggs one by one.
Drop by spoonfuls in hot frying fat, which must not be too hot. When a golden brown remove from fire, drain, and roll in fine sugar.