My "homemade" latke recipe
cindys
kitchen, but my sons were clamoring for potato latkes for Chanukah,
(it was the first night, after all :-), and I didn't want to use the
boxed mix, yet I also didn't want to spend the time messing around
grating potatoes (even with a food processer), chas v'shalom, here was
my solution:
I bought several Meal Mart already made potato kugels (which are made
with real potatoes, obviously), took them out of the foil pans,
defrosted them in the microwave (which took about 5 minutes), sliced
them, and the fried the slices on both sides in oil. Using two large
frying pans simultaneously, I was able to fry two entire kugels this
way in less than 30 minutes (and make the salad while the latkes were
frying). Delicious! Just like homemade. Far superior to the frozen
already-made potato latkes because I sliced the kugel into relatively
thick slices, so they were crispy on the outside and soft in the
middle. A real hit all around, although my mother wondered why the
latkes were rectangular ;-)
Best regards,
---Cindy S.
mm
<cst...@rochester.rr.com> wrote:
>Since by now everybody knows how much I love to spend time in the
>kitchen, but my sons were clamoring for potato latkes for Chanukah,
>(it was the first night, after all :-), and I didn't want to use the
>boxed mix, yet I also didn't want to spend the time messing around
>grating potatoes (even with a food processer), chas v'shalom, here was
>my solution:
>
>I bought several Meal Mart already made potato kugels (which are made
>with real potatoes, obviously), took them out of the foil pans,
>defrosted them in the microwave (which took about 5 minutes), sliced
>them, and the fried the slices on both sides in oil. Using two large
>frying pans simultaneously, I was able to fry two entire kugels this
>way in less than 30 minutes (and make the salad while the latkes were
Sounds good.
>frying). Delicious! Just like homemade. Far superior to the frozen
>already-made potato latkes because I sliced the kugel into relatively
>thick slices, so they were crispy on the outside and soft in the
>middle. A real hit all around, although my mother wondered why the
>latkes were rectangular ;-)
Tell her they are digital latkes.
>Best regards,
>---Cindy S.
--
Meir
"The baby's name is Shlomo. He's named after his grandfather, Scott."
General Schvantzkoph
Absolutely shameful. There is no excuse for not making the real thing, it
takes 10 minutes. The recipe is simple,
Peel and grate three small or two large potatoes and one onion. Grate the
potatoes and onion by hand, do not use a food processor, use a flat
cheese grater. Then you squeeze out the excess water, I do this by hand
also. Mix in two lightly beaten eggs, salt, pepper and matzoh meal. Fry
in a mixture of corn oil and chicken fat. The chicken fat makes a big
difference but they are still good with plain corn oil.
Yesterday I made a variant which I call the New England Latke. I added
Vermont Grade B maple syrup to the batter, everything is better with
maple syrup. Grade B is the most intense grade of maple syrup, I think of
the B as standing for Baking, it's to rich to put directly on a pancake
or waffle but it's fantastic in cooking.
cindys
wrote:
> On Sun, 13 Dec 2009 00:03:27 +0000, cindys wrote:
> > Since by now everybody knows how much I love to spend time in the
> > kitchen, but my sons were clamoring for potato latkes for Chanukah, (it
> > was the first night, after all :-), and I didn't want to use the boxed
> > mix, yet I also didn't want to spend the time messing around grating
> > potatoes (even with a food processer), chas v'shalom, here was my
> > solution:
>
> > I bought several Meal Mart already made potato kugels (which are made
> > with real potatoes, obviously), took them out of the foil pans,
> > defrosted them in the microwave (which took about 5 minutes), sliced
> > them, and the fried the slices on both sides in oil. Using two large
> > frying pans simultaneously, I was able to fry two entire kugels this way
> > in less than 30 minutes (and make the salad while the latkes were
> > frying). Delicious! Just like homemade. Far superior to the frozen
> > already-made potato latkes because I sliced the kugel into relatively
> > thick slices, so they were crispy on the outside and soft in the middle.
> > A real hit all around, although my mother wondered why the latkes were
> > rectangular ;-)
> > Best regards,
> > ---Cindy S.
>
> Absolutely shameful. There is no excuse for not making the real thing, it
> takes 10 minutes.
Sure there is. For one thing, it takes a lot more than 10 minutes.
>The recipe is simple,
>
> Peel and grate three small or two large potatoes and one onion.
This wouldn't make enough latkes for my cat! I have two teenaged sons
(and I was having guests for shabbos too). And this is not to mention
that the results with (my) homemade latkes are variable. My homemade
latkes were never any good. They were always watery, no matter how
much water I squeezed out, no matter how much flour or matzoh meal I
added. Meal Mart frozen potato kugels come out perfect every time.
>Grate the
> potatoes and onion by hand, do not use a food processor, use a flat
> cheese grater.
My cheese grater is milchig (being that it has been used to grate
cheese), and the grating would take forever. I once used a manual
grater to grate carrots for a tzimmes. It took at least an hour, maybe
two hours, and I ended up with bloody knuckles (yuck). I have a food
processor which is currently in a box somewhere. I never use it. But I
see no reason to use a manual grater as long as a food processor is
available.
>Then you squeeze out the excess water, I do this by hand
> also.
I used to do this too, but the latkes were still watery. And I used up
a considerable amount of paper towels.
>Mix in two lightly beaten eggs, salt, pepper and matzoh meal. Fry
> in a mixture of corn oil and chicken fat.
And develop atherosclerosis. Not that the Meal Mart potato kugel is
any kind of a health food (and for this reason, I never buy it except
to make latkes which are unhealthy anyway. But that's why I don't eat
the kugel or the latkes. I eat salad. :-) If it weren't for my sons
demanding them, I actually wouldn't have made any latkes at all, Meal
Mart kugel or otherwise. And anyone else who wanted latkes could have
gone to Chabad on Saturday night to get some. I'm sure they had plenty
(and homemade too).
And how long does it take to wash the peeler, the grater, the bowls,
the spoons, the pans etc? With my method, all I need is a knife and a
nonstick frying pan, so clean-up takes about 30 seconds.
BTW, I also purchased Golden (already made) frozen sweet potato
latkes. They tasted really good, even if they were rather chewy
And I was also joking about the cat. Never give a cat potato latkes or
any other food that contains onions or garlic because it causes them
to become anemic. And a cat can die from consuming a single grape or
raisin. Dogs can also die from eating grapes or raisins.
Best regards,
---Cindy S.
General Schvantzkoph
> This wouldn't make enough latkes for my cat!
My cats aren't latke eaters, the sniffed at my plate this morning but
they weren't interested.
>
>>Grate the
>> potatoes and onion by hand, do not use a food processor, use a flat
>> cheese grater.
>
> My cheese grater is milchig (being that it has been used to grate
> cheese), and the grating would take forever. I once used a manual grater
> to grate carrots for a tzimmes. It took at least an hour, maybe two
> hours, and I ended up with bloody knuckles (yuck). I have a food
> processor which is currently in a box somewhere. I never use it. But I
> see no reason to use a manual grater as long as a food processor is
> available.
I doesn't take forever. I timed it this morning, it took five minutes to
peel and grate the potatoes and onions, and 10 minutes to fry them up. I
use a coarse flat shredder/grater, not the box kind. These are very easy
to use and very quick. Here is a link to a similar one, it cost's $2.
http://www.shopworldkitchen.com/index.asp?UPC=70950033700&pageId=231
Hand grated potatoes make much better latkes then food processor or
blender grated potatoes. The food processor grates them to fine, I
suspect that's why your latkes haven't come out very well.
>
>>Then you squeeze out the excess water, I do this by hand
>> also.
>
> I used to do this too, but the latkes were still watery. And I used up a
> considerable amount of paper towels.
You aren't adding enough matzoh meal, add enough so that the batter is
firm.
>
>>Mix in two lightly beaten eggs, salt, pepper and matzoh meal. Fry
>> in a mixture of corn oil and chicken fat.
>
> And develop atherosclerosis. Not that the Meal Mart potato kugel is any
> kind of a health food (and for this reason, I never buy it except to
> make latkes which are unhealthy anyway. But that's why I don't eat the
> kugel or the latkes. I eat salad. :-) If it weren't for my sons
> demanding them, I actually wouldn't have made any latkes at all, Meal
> Mart kugel or otherwise. And anyone else who wanted latkes could have
> gone to Chabad on Saturday night to get some. I'm sure they had plenty
> (and homemade too).
Chicken fat is 45% monounsaturated about the same as peanut oil. Corn oil
and soybean oil are only 24% monounsaturated. Eggs are a much maligned
food because they have a lot of cholesterol but that doesn't matter
because it's broken down in your digestive tract. The fat in eggs is
mostly mono-unsaturated and they are high in omega 3 fatty acids. The
unhealthiest thing in the latke is the potato which converts to blood
sugar faster than table sugar.
My great grandmother lived to be 104 on a diet that was heavy on chicken
fat. A few latkes a couple of times a year won't kill you.
>
> And how long does it take to wash the peeler, the grater, the bowls, the
> spoons, the pans etc? With my method, all I need is a knife and a
> nonstick frying pan, so clean-up takes about 30 seconds.
I made latkes again this morning, I used one glass bowl, a fork, a
spatula, a peeler, a grater, a knife and a stainless steel pan. Put them
all in the dishwasher when I was done, time to clean up: 1 minute.
cindys
wrote:
The bottom line is: If I wanted to make latkes from scratch, I would
have done so. For me, it was easier to slice up a kugel and fry the
slices, and the result was excellent. My "homemade" latke recipe is
clearly not for you, but it may be for someone else reading this
thread who wants "homemade" latkes who wants a fool-proof result but
doesn't want to grate and stir and mix.
This morning, my son wanted more latkes. I said, "Lucky for you, I
bought an extra potato kugel. It's in the freezer. You know what to
do." And he did.
Best regards,
---Cindy S.
Don Levey
> On Dec 13, 10:32 am, General Schvantzkoph <schvantzk...@yahoo.com>
> wrote:
>>
>>
>> Peel and grate three small or two large potatoes and one onion.
>
> This wouldn't make enough latkes for my cat!
What, is your cat learning to be a dog?
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cindys
> cindys wrote:
> > On Dec 13, 10:32 am, General Schvantzkoph <schvantzk...@yahoo.com>
> > wrote:
>
> >> Peel and grate three small or two large potatoes and one onion.
>
> > This wouldn't make enough latkes for my cat!
>
> What, is your cat learning to be a dog?
No, but he's learning to make latkes. :-)
Best regards,
---Cindy S.
Joe Bruno
My Grandmother, who was born in Russian Poland in the 19th century,
used to make potato pancakes, but she made them not in the small
Jewish style, but very large as the Poles and Russians used to make
them.They were as wide as
a large man's hand. We used to eat them with sour cream.
sheldonlg
>
> My Grandmother, who was born in Russian Poland in the 19th century,
> used to make potato pancakes, but she made them not in the small
> Jewish style, but very large as the Poles and Russians used to make
> them.They were as wide as
> a large man's hand. We used to eat them with sour cream.
Our latkes are about the size of a man's palm. We eat them with sour
cream, but they are also good with apple sauce.
Micha Berger
Like all frozen potato food, looks good, smells good, has no taste.
But latkes you could nuke.
Tir'u baTov!
-Micha
Micha Berger
> Our latkes are about the size of a man's palm. We eat them with sour
> cream, but they are also good with apple sauce.
My mom made cheese latkes, carrot latkes, but I don't remember her
potato latkes. It's now midnight in J-m, I can't ask her if she used to
make them before getting "fancy" and I was just too young to remember.
Tir'u baTov!
-Micha
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Steve Goldfarb
>Well, beats Kineret Frozen...
>Like all frozen potato food, looks good, smells good, has no taste.
>But latkes you could nuke.
We actually made a couple batches of Doctor Prager's frozen potato
pancakes for the family get-together. Not particularly authentic, but
suitable for my health-conscious guests. Also fried up a batch of Streits
from the mix, but omitted the egg so my daughter could have some (she's
allergic) Came out decent, I guess.
--s
--
sheldonlg
> sheldonlg <shel...@giganews.com> wrote:
>> Our latkes are about the size of a man's palm. We eat them with sour
>> cream, but they are also good with apple sauce.
>
> My mom made cheese latkes, carrot latkes, but I don't remember her
> potato latkes. It's now midnight in J-m, I can't ask her if she used to
> make them before getting "fancy" and I was just too young to remember.
>
Abe Kohen
"Micha Berger" <mi...@aishdas.org> wrote in message
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> sheldonlg <shel...@giganews.com> wrote:
>> Our latkes are about the size of a man's palm. We eat them with sour
>> cream, but they are also good with apple sauce.
>
> My mom made cheese latkes, carrot latkes, but I don't remember her
> potato latkes. It's now midnight in J-m, I can't ask her if she used to
> make them before getting "fancy" and I was just too young to remember.
>
Well it's a good excuse for you to call her tomorrow - not that you need an
excuse.
My mom informed me yesterday that neither she nor her mother ever made
latkes for Hanuka.
Happy Hanuka,
Abe
cindys
> "Micha Berger" <mi...@aishdas.org> wrote in message
>
> news:hg6d6a$bv5$2...@harrier.steinthal.us...
>
> >> Our latkes are about the size of a man's palm. We eat them with sour
> >> cream, but they are also good with apple sauce.
>
> > My mom made cheese latkes, carrot latkes, but I don't remember her
> > potato latkes. It's now midnight in J-m, I can't ask her if she used to
> > make them before getting "fancy" and I was just too young to remember.
>
> Well it's a good excuse for you to call her tomorrow - not that you need an
> excuse.
>
> My mom informed me yesterday that neither she nor her mother ever made
> latkes for Hanuka.
I never saw either my mother or grandmother a"h make latkes for
Chanukah either. I do recall that my grandmother did make potato
kugel, however :-)
Best regards,
---Cindy S.
Joe Bruno
All the potato latkes except my Grandmother's I have eaten were no
larger than 2 inches in diameter.
chsw
Try dusting the latkes with Old Bay seasoning (even better if
mixed into the potato batter), or cayenne sauce.
chsw
Art Werschulz
mi...@aishdas.org (Micha Berger) writes:
> Like all frozen potato food, looks good, smells good, has no taste.
> But latkes you could nuke.
Golden's Latkes are pretty good. (Not as good as my DW's.)
I spray a cookie sheet with oil, and bake them in a 400 degree (F) oven,
about ten minutes on a side.
My DW's trick for latkes: make the batter the day before, to help
thicken it up.
--
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.... insert clever quote here ...
Adelle
"cindys" <cst...@rochester.rr.com> wrote in message
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My 'quick and dirty, almost homemade latkes...'
Open box of Carmel latke mix and prepare as directed.
While mixture is standing for ten minutes (according to the directions)
shred (or mince, if you prefer) a few potatoes - # depends on size, maybe a
pound's worth - in a food processor.
Add to mixture.
cook as directed
Adelle
cindys
wrote:
> "cindys" <cste...@rochester.rr.com> wrote in message
Thank you! I never thought of that. Manischewitz (or Carmel, can't
remember which) has a relatively new boxed mix (it's actually been out
for a few years, but it's newer than the old one) called "homestyle"
which seems more like the latkes were made from shredded real
potatoes, but it tastes horrible (at least to me and my family's
palate). They added real potatoes but took out all the salt.
Best regards,
---Cindy S.
maxine in ri
Even simpler next year, buy a bag of hash browns or tater tots and
heat those up. IIRC, there is at least one maker of these sorts of
creations that has a hechsher.
maxine in ri, whose daughter took up the apron and made the latkes
this year.
maxine in ri
So _you're_ the reason Striets makes a Sweet Latke mix (which I saw on
the store shelf yesterday).
A shanda!
;-)
maxine in ri
maxine in ri
Cindy, a suggestion: next year, buy some strawberry jelly doughnuts.
That way, you don't have to worry about making latkes on Shabbat (and
a latke that's not right out of the pan is not worth the potatoes it's
made from), and the dog and cat will not be in danger from eating
grapes or onions (or garlic for that matter--all three are dangerous
to cats and dogs).
And there's no clean-up whatsoever after a doughnut, other than wiping
your chin<G>
best,
maxine in ri
cindys
snip
>
> Cindy, a suggestion: next year, buy some strawberry jelly doughnuts.
> That way, you don't have to worry about making latkes on Shabbat (and
> a latke that's not right out of the pan is not worth the potatoes it's
> made from), and the dog and cat will not be in danger from eating
> grapes or onions (or garlic for that matter--all three are dangerous
> to cats and dogs).
>
> And there's no clean-up whatsoever after a doughnut, other than wiping
> your chin<G>
I agree with you that latkes are good only right out of the pan, but
my kids were insistent on having them. If it had been up to me, I
wouldn't have made them at all. I don't eat them - way too many carbs
and calories, and if I gain a pound, it takes me several weeks to lose
it again, so it's easier to avoid gaining weight in the first place.
With respect to the jelly doughnuts, there is only bakery in town to
find them kosher (since the local Dunkin Donuts voluntarily gave up
its local hechsher when the owner decided he wanted to expand his menu
to include treif sandwiches or pizza or something). Unfortunately, the
doughnuts at the local kosher bakery were dairy. But even if Dunkin
Donuts were still kosher, their doughnuts were all dairy also. Even
Entemann's or Freihofer's (which doesn't make jelly doughnuts that
I've ever seen) are dairy. Ditto for Crispy Creme which went out of
business here.
My cats have always loved doughnuts, especially Molly a"h. They like
muffins too, especially Bullwinkle, which works out well for him,
since they're soft, and he's 17 years old and edentulous (I just avoid
the ones with raisins).
Best regards,
---Cindy S.
cindys
> heat those up. IIRC, there is at least one maker of these sorts of
> creations that has a hechsher.
Yes, of course, that's easier, but --- the point about slicing and
frying the Meal Mart frozen potato kugel was that the result was
really, really delicious - except for the shape, you never would have
guessed that the latkes weren't homemade.
Best regards,
---Cindy S.
Art Werschulz
cindys <cst...@rochester.rr.com> writes:
> My cats have always loved doughnuts, especially Molly a"h. They like
> muffins too, especially Bullwinkle ...
I've never had a Bullwinkle muffin.
For that matter, I've only seen a Bullwinkle mousse.
cindys
> Hi.
>
> cindys <cste...@rochester.rr.com> writes:
> > My cats have always loved doughnuts, especially Molly a"h. They like
> > muffins too, especially Bullwinkle ...
>
> I've never had a Bullwinkle muffin.
>
> For that matter, I've only seen a Bullwinkle mousse.
Joe Bruno
> "Micha Berger" <mi...@aishdas.org> wrote in message
>
> news:hg6d6a$bv5$2...@harrier.steinthal.us...
>
> >> Our latkes are about the size of a man's palm. We eat them with sour
> >> cream, but they are also good with apple sauce.
>
> > My mom made cheese latkes, carrot latkes, but I don't remember her
> > potato latkes. It's now midnight in J-m, I can't ask her if she used to
> > make them before getting "fancy" and I was just too young to remember.
>
> Well it's a good excuse for you to call her tomorrow - not that you need an
> excuse.
>
> My mom informed me yesterday that neither she nor her mother ever made
> latkes for Hanuka.
>
> Happy Hanuka,
> Abe
Since I have been living alone since 1980, I have stopped celebrating
Hannukah completely. It really is not a religious holiday. I don't
know anyone who goes to Schul on Hannukah.
Joe Bruno
Really? I have lived with 5 cats since 1980 and none of them ever ate
pastries or bread.
My cats would often turn their noses up and refuse to eat chicken.
mm
wrote:
Huh! Sure it is. It celebrates the rededication of the Temple after
it was occupied and defiled by the Syrian-Greeks.
>I don't
>know anyone who goes to Schul on Hannukah.
I do. Those who go to shul every day or a couple days a week or more
go on Hannukah, and those who go on Shabbes go on Hannukah and there
is a little extra prayer at every service for the sake of Hannukah.
Plus there is no problem lighting candles in shul on Hannukah, (except
Friday night after candle-lighting time.)
--
Meir
"The baby's name is Shlomo. He's named after his grandfather, Scott."
W. Baker
: On Dec 14, 4:56?pm, "Abe Kohen" <abeko...@gmail.com> wrote:
: > "Micha Berger" <mi...@aishdas.org> wrote in message
: >
: > news:hg6d6a$bv5$2...@harrier.steinthal.us...
: >
: > > sheldonlg <sheldo...@giganews.com> wrote:
: > >> cream, but they are also good with apple sauce.
: >
: > > My mom made cheese latkes, carrot latkes, but I don't remember her
: > > potato latkes. It's now midnight in J-m, I can't ask her if she used to
: > > make them before getting "fancy" and I was just too young to remember.
: >
: > Well it's a good excuse for you to call her tomorrow - not that you need an
: > excuse.
: >
: > My mom informed me yesterday that neither she nor her mother ever made
: > latkes for Hanuka.
: >
: > Happy Hanuka,
: > Abe
: Since I have been living alone since 1980, I have stopped celebrating
: Hannukah completely. It really is not a religious holiday. I don't
: know anyone who goes to Schul on Hannukah.
I assume you also don't bother with Purim as it is also not a Torah
holiday. Both Channuka and Purim are Rabbinic in orign, bu religious
holidays none the less. They do not have the no work kind of requirements
of the torahitic holidays, but are holidays none the less.
Wendy Baker
Nick Cramer
> Joe Bruno <joeb...@usa.com> wrote:
> : On Dec 14, 4:56?pm, "Abe Kohen" <abeko...@gmail.com> wrote:
> : > "Micha Berger" <mi...@aishdas.org> wrote in message
> : > >> Our latkes are about the size of a man's palm. ?We eat them with
> : > >> sour cream, but they are also good with apple sauce.
> : >
> : > > My mom made cheese latkes, carrot latkes, but I don't remember her
> : > > potato latkes. It's now midnight in J-m, I can't ask her if she
> : > > used to make them before getting "fancy" and I was just too young
> : > > to remember.
> : >
> : > Well it's a good excuse for you to call her tomorrow - not that you
> : > need an excuse.
> : >
> : > My mom informed me yesterday that neither she nor her mother ever
> : > made latkes for Hanuka.
> : >
> : > Happy Hanuka,
> : Since I have been living alone since 1980, I have stopped celebrating
> : Hannukah completely. It really is not a religious holiday. I don't
> : know anyone who goes to Schul on Hannukah.
>
> I assume you also don't bother with Purim as it is also not a Torah
> holiday. Both Channuka and Purim are Rabbinic in orign, bu religious
> holidays none the less. They do not have the no work kind of
> requirements of the torahitic holidays, but are holidays none the less.
Starting in mid-February, I'll be posting some Purim recipes.
Sorry, I don't have any recipes for Tu b'shevat.
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mm
You are forgiven.
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> Nick Cramer <n_cr...@pacbell.net> wrote:
> [ . . . ]
> >Starting in mid-February, I'll be posting some Purim recipes.
> >Sorry, I don't have any recipes for Tu b'shevat.
>
> You are forgiven.
A shaynem dank, Meir. Am I also forgiven for posting recipes that everyone
knows how to make, even though I didn't use the freezer section of the
market (which was apparently OK)? LOL
mm
<n_cr...@pacbell.net> wrote:
>mm <mm2...@bigfoot.com> wrote:
>> Nick Cramer <n_cr...@pacbell.net> wrote:
>> [ . . . ]
>> >Starting in mid-February, I'll be posting some Purim recipes.
>> >Sorry, I don't have any recipes for Tu b'shevat.
>>
>> You are forgiven.
>
>A shaynem dank, Meir. Am I also forgiven for posting recipes that everyone
>knows how to make, even though I didn't use the freezer section of the
>market (which was apparently OK)? LOL
That's my recipe for potato kugel.
1) Take one package of potato kugel from the supermarket.
2) Open.
You can make a lot of other things with variations on this recipe.
cindys
> > [ . . . ]
> > >Starting in mid-February, I'll be posting some Purim recipes.
> > >Sorry, I don't have any recipes for Tu b'shevat.
>
> > You are forgiven.
>
> A shaynem dank, Meir. Am I also forgiven for posting recipes that everyone
> knows how to make, even though I didn't use the freezer section of the
> market (which was apparently OK)? LOL
And what is that supposed to mean??????????????
Best regards,
---Cindy S. ;-)
cindys
> On Tue, 22 Dec 2009 07:32:54 +0000 (UTC), Nick Cramer
>
> >> [ . . . ]
> >> >Starting in mid-February, I'll be posting some Purim recipes.
> >> >Sorry, I don't have any recipes for Tu b'shevat.
>
> >> You are forgiven.
>
> >A shaynem dank, Meir. Am I also forgiven for posting recipes that everyone
> >knows how to make, even though I didn't use the freezer section of the
> >market (which was apparently OK)? LOL
>
> That's my recipe for potato kugel.
>
> 1) Take one package of potato kugel from the supermarket.
>
> 2) Open.
>
> You can make a lot of other things with variations on this recipe.
Oh stop it already!!!
Best regards,
---Cindy S.
Nick Cramer
> Nick Cramer <n_cr...@pacbell.net> wrote:
> >mm <mm2...@bigfoot.com> wrote:
> >> Nick Cramer <n_cr...@pacbell.net> wrote:
> >> [ . . . ]
> >> >Starting in mid-February, I'll be posting some Purim recipes.
> >> >Sorry, I don't have any recipes for Tu b'shevat.
> >>
> >> You are forgiven.
> >
> >A shaynem dank, Meir. Am I also forgiven for posting recipes that
> >everyone knows how to make, even though I didn't use the freezer section
> >of the market (which was apparently OK)? LOL
>
> That's my recipe for potato kugel.
>
> 1) Take one package of potato kugel from the supermarket.
>
> 2) Open.
>
> You can make a lot of other things with variations on this recipe.
The freezer section is incredible, eh? Not just for men!
Don Levey
> mm <mm2...@bigfoot.com> wrote:
>> Nick Cramer <n_cr...@pacbell.net> wrote:
>>> mm <mm2...@bigfoot.com> wrote:
>>>> Nick Cramer <n_cr...@pacbell.net> wrote:
>>>> [ . . . ]
>>>>> Starting in mid-February, I'll be posting some Purim recipes.
>>>>> Sorry, I don't have any recipes for Tu b'shevat.
>>>> You are forgiven.
>>> A shaynem dank, Meir. Am I also forgiven for posting recipes that
>>> everyone knows how to make, even though I didn't use the freezer section
>>> of the market (which was apparently OK)? LOL
>> That's my recipe for potato kugel.
>>
>> 1) Take one package of potato kugel from the supermarket.
>>
>> 2) Open.
>>
>> You can make a lot of other things with variations on this recipe.
>
> The freezer section is incredible, eh? Not just for men!
>
freezers.
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Harry Weiss
> "Micha Berger" <mi...@aishdas.org> wrote in message
> news:hg6d6a$bv5$2...@harrier.steinthal.us...
> > sheldonlg <shel...@giganews.com> wrote:
> >> Our latkes are about the size of a man's palm. We eat them with sour
> >> cream, but they are also good with apple sauce.
> >
> > My mom made cheese latkes, carrot latkes, but I don't remember her
> > potato latkes. It's now midnight in J-m, I can't ask her if she used to
> > make them before getting "fancy" and I was just too young to remember.
> >
> Well it's a good excuse for you to call her tomorrow - not that you need an
> excuse.
> My mom informed me yesterday that neither she nor her mother ever made
> latkes for Hanuka.
> Happy Hanuka,
> Abe
Both my mother a"h and my wife a"h made latkes. My mother also made
chremzel using boiled pototatoes for the batter.
--
Harry J. Weiss
hjw...@panix.com
Harry Weiss
> On Dec 14, 4:56?pm, "Abe Kohen" <abeko...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > "Micha Berger" <mi...@aishdas.org> wrote in message
> >
> > news:hg6d6a$bv5$2...@harrier.steinthal.us...
> >
> > > sheldonlg <sheldo...@giganews.com> wrote:
> > >> cream, but they are also good with apple sauce.
> >
> > > My mom made cheese latkes, carrot latkes, but I don't remember her
> > > potato latkes. It's now midnight in J-m, I can't ask her if she used to
> > > make them before getting "fancy" and I was just too young to remember.
> >
> > Well it's a good excuse for you to call her tomorrow - not that you need an
> > excuse.
> >
> > My mom informed me yesterday that neither she nor her mother ever made
> > latkes for Hanuka.
> >
> > Happy Hanuka,
> > Abe
> Since I have been living alone since 1980, I have stopped celebrating
> Hannukah completely. It really is not a religious holiday. I don't
> know anyone who goes to Schul on Hannukah.
I go to shul on Hannukah every morning and evening.
Harry Weiss
> mi...@aishdas.org (Micha Berger) writes:
We just had Trader Joe's brand. (It may be Golden) There was a Bar
Mitzvah on Shabbos and they served Latkes at the Kiddush, which were very
good, and obviously not just out of the frying pan, rather just out of
spending 18 hours or so in the warming tray.
Harry Weiss
> > heat those up. ? ?IIRC, there is at least one maker of these sorts of
> > creations that has a hechsher.
> ------
> Yes, of course, that's easier, but --- the point about slicing and
> frying the Meal Mart frozen potato kugel was that the result was
> really, really delicious - except for the shape, you never would have
> guessed that the latkes weren't homemade.
> Best regards,
> ---Cindy S.
I was thinking (haver tried this) what about defrosing a package of
tater tots and then shaping them to latkes.