Potato Fritters

One may, eliminating the flour and the olive oil, make thin pancakes from this batter, cooking them as for flat omelets in butter, olive oil, or a mixture, as one prefers, but keeping them for longer over a lower flame, covered until tossing and finished uncovered, so that each side is crisply golden. They should be eaten hot from the pan and it is impractical to prepare them for more than 2 or 3 people. A salad of wild or other slightly bitter greens would complement them handsomely.