DD@chi-town wrote:
> I'm getting my wife a deep fryer for Christmas, so that I can make
> French (Freedom) Fries with it.
>
> What is a good recipe for the oil?
>
> We've never owned a deep fryer before. How long can you keep the oil
> before dumping it? Do you need to keep it in the fridge?
>
> I loved the old MacDonald's French Fries. I've heard that some sort
> of pork sauce was an ingredient in their oil before Mulsims
> complained. Now their fries are rather tasteless. Does anyone have
> an idea what their recipe was?
>
> Alan

Any edible fat or oil that is stable at the temperatures used for deep
frying (365-375 F) will do. Olive oil makes wonderful fries, but needs
much care, as you are working very close to its smoke point.

McDonalds used to use beef tallow in their French Fries. This was not
popular with people of Hindu or Sikh background. A McDonalds was
trashed in Bombay when it was revealed that McDonalds had been wrongly
passing off their fries as vegetarian. McDonalds settled several cases
out of court in 2002 with defrauded customers for $10 million. (Also
see the history of the Sepoy Rebellion for just how unpopular this sort
of thing can become.)

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Chris Green