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Why are Apple Fritters so big??  Considering the meaning of "fritter" it doesn't make much sense.


Fritter:
frit·ter1    /ˈfrɪtər/ Show Spelled[frit-er] Show IPA
verb (used with object)
1.
to squander or disperse piecemeal; waste little by little (usually followed by away ): to fritter away one's money; to fritter away an afternoon.
2.
to break or tear into small pieces or shreds.

verb (used without object)
3.
to dwindle, shrink, degenerate, etc. (often followed by away ): to watch one's fortune fritter away.
4.
to separate or break into fragments: a plastic material having a tendency to fritter.

noun
5.
a small piece, fragment, or shred.

Origin:
1720–30; earlier fitter, derivative of fit ( Old English fitt ) a part


Actually, it's kind of fitting considering your health will fritter away after consuming one!