2 tbsp. butter
1/4 c. flour
3/4 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. pepper
1 c. milk
1 tsp. each minced parsley & onion
2 c. ground or finely chopped cooked chicken
1/2 tsp. fresh lemon juice
Salt & pepper to taste
Pinch sage
Fine dry bread crumbs or corn flake crumbs
1 egg
1 tbsp. water
Fat for frying

Melt butter. Add flour, salt and pepper; mix well. Gradually add milk and cook until thick, stirring constantly. Combine next 6 ingredients with white sauce. Chill. Shape into 8 croquetts. Roll in crumbs. Dip into slightly beaten egg mixed with water and then roll again in crumbs.

Fry in deep fat for about 5 minutes or until golden, or put croquetts in shallow bake pan, top each one with a dot of butter and bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Serve with hot turkey or chicken gravy. Can also be frozen after rolled in crumbs.