Celebrating Miracles with Crispy Potato Pancakes { aka Latkes }

WHETHER  YOU'VE  LIT  THE

FIRST  ADVENT  CANDLE

THIS  SUNDAY

AS  A   COUNTDOWN  TO

CHRISTMAS

. . .   OR   . . .

GOT  YOUR

MENORAH

READY  FOR

CHANUKAH

THIS  COMING  FRIDAY . . .

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know it or not...

believe it or not...

you are taking part in ancient rituals
that celebrate the same basic thing.

That mutual celebration is
the celebration of

MIRACLES

orchestrated by

the One and Only,

Omnipresent, Omnipotent, Omniscient


GOD !

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At  this  time  of  year,  it's  customary  to  enjoy

Potato Pancakes

{ aka  LATKES  }

They are delicious, nutritious,
home inspiring soul food,
ridiculously easy to throw together
with readily available and inexpensive ingredients.
Here's what you'll need
to  serve  SIX  people:

• 6  MEDIUM  POTATOES

• 2  EGGS
  
  • 1  MEDIUM  FINELY  GRATED  ONION
• 
  1/3  to  1/2  CUP  FLOUR
• 
  1  TEASPOON  SALT
  
• 
  1  TEASPOON   DILL  WEED,
  { OPTIONAL }
• 
  SOME  CHOPPED  PARSLEY,
  { OPTIONAL }
• 
  A  SPLASH  OF  LEMON  JUICE, 
  { OPTIONAL }
  

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WHAT  TO  DO  WITH  WHAT  YOU  HAVE:

Peel  the  potatoes and drop them in icy cold water,
which will help prevent them from turning brown as you work.

*   Some folks prefer to leave skin on the tater.   *
That's where most vitamins are. 
If that's what you decide to do,
the pancakes will not be as "pretty". 
But, who cares !
Right ? 
Just be certain to clean them
very well before proceeding !

Into a large bowl
grate the potatoes as finely as you can,
and splash them with some lemon juice,
which will also prevent them from turning brown as you work.

Sprinkle the potatoes with salt
and allow them to rest at room temp
for about 10 to 15 minutes.

WASH  YOUR  HANDS  VERY  VERY  WELL

Using your hands, grab a large wad of potatoes and
S Q U E E Z E 
them so that most liquid oozes back into your bowl.

Place the squeezed taters into a new bowl.

When all taters have been squeezed,
you will notice a
WHITE  RESIDUE
on the bottom of the original bowl.
THIS  STUFF  IS  POTATO  STARCH !
It's what helps make the LATKES  crunchy !

Carefully pour off the water
and use a spatula to add this potato starch
back into your taters !

Add remaining ingredients,
being especially mindful when adding the flour.

You may not need as much flour as you think.

The goal is to use as little flour as possible;
just enough to hold the mass together.

Mix all together and form into
small 4 or 5 inch circular pancakes.

FRY  in  MEDIUM  HIGH  HOT  OIL . . .

NOT  SMOKING HOT

. . . first one side til golden
and flip !

It's a  MUST  to serve these with
SOUR  CREAM
and/or
APPLE  SAUCE !!!

It's also traditional to serve them with a Mushroom Gravy...
but that's a recipe for another time.

SIMPLY  DELIGHTFUL !!!