Latkes

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    • Difficulty

      Medium

Appears in
The Feast of Christmas: Origins, Traditions and Recipes

By Paul Levy

Published 1992

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I am very reluctant to give quantities for potato pancakes. Everything depends on the potatoes, and it is quite impossible to say what quantity of liquid any potato will give off when it is grated — even if you know the variety. None of the dozen or so recipes I’ve consulted even says whether a waxy or a floury potato is preferable. At least in America the all-purpose Idaho potato relieves the