Sour Cherry Fritters

This is actually one of my mom's recipes. Yesterday's recipe called for sour cherries and it made me think of these fritters. It is a Pennsylvania Dutch recipe that mom made about once a month or so - always on a Sunday. There was a sour cherry tree in the back yard and mom canned them up so they were available year round. These days they are very tough to find! Topped with powdered sugar - excellent.

1 cup flour, sifted
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
2 Tbsp. sugar
2 eggs, separated
3 Tbsp. water
1 cup pitted sour cherries

Sift together the flour, baking powder, salt and sugar. Combine the beaten egg yolks with water and mix with dry ingredients until smooth. Fold in the stiffly beaten egg whites and add the cherries. Drop by spoonfuls into hot fat and 2 - 5 minutes or until browned. Drain on absorbent paper and serve with powdered sugar.