Chicken Croquettes

1 1/2 cups finely diced cooked chicken
3 tablespoons butter
1/4 cup flour
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup chicken broth
1 tablespoon snipped parsley
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon grated onion
1/4 teaspoon salt
dash paprika
dash white pepper
3/4 cup fine dry bread crumbs or cracker crumbs
1 beaten egg
vegetable oil

Melt butter; blend in flour. Add milk and chicken broth. Cook and stir till mixture thickens and bubbles. Cook and stir 1 minute. Add parsley, lemon juice, grated onion, and spices. Cool. Add cooked chicken; salt to taste. Chill thoroughly.

With wet hands, shape mixture into 8 balls. Roll in cracker or bread crumbs. Lightly shape balls into cones. Dip into mixture of 1 beaten egg and 2 tablespoons water; roll in crumbs again. Fry in deep hot fat 2 1/2 to 3 minutes. Drain. Serves 4.