LL-L "Delectables" 2009.12.10 (02) [EN]

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From: Tom Mc Rae <thomas.mcrae at bigpond.com>
Subject: LL-L "Delectables" 2009.12.10 (01) [EN]

On 11/12/2009, at 11:04 AM, R. F. Hahn <sassisch at yahoo.com> wrote:

Tonight being the beginning of Hanukkah, I'm invited to *latkes* parties
tonight and tomorrow night. It's a usually delicious and greasy affair that
involves singing and "carrying-on."

This reminds me to ask if the equivalent, namely any kind of potato
pancakes, are traditional in any Lowlands culture, especially in the festive
season of the Northern Hemisphere winter.


The Irish of course have Boxty pancakes
e.g.

BOXTY PANCAKES
Peel wash and grate some potatoes, drain and measure.
For each cup of grated potato add 1 tspn salt, 1/2 cup flour, and enough
milk to make a fairly stiff batter.
Leave to stand for an hour then fry like pancakes, preferably in bacon fat.
The American Hash Brown and Polish Placki Kartoflane are made in a similar
manner. The former probably coming from Irish sources.
 Contrast with Latke.

According to the compendious BIG Oven application for iPHONE & TOUCH a
typical Latke recipe is
Potatoes  6 Large
Medium Onion grated
2 Eggs
1 1/2 tspns Salt
1/4 tspn pepper
1/2 cup flour.
Grate potatoes and remove excess liquid
Mix in rest of ingredients
Fry spoonsful until golden brown. Drain and serve hot.

The Swiss serve Roesti made from grated potatoes pressed well down while
frying in a skillet.

The Scots don't exactly have potato pancakes but they do have tattie scones.
These are rather thin triangular scones with potatoes mixed in and are
usually fried and served with a greasy breakfast of eggs, bacon, sausage
etc.
They are normally purchased from bakeries but here's a recipe...
Cook 1 lb (450 gm0 of floury potatoes in boiling salted water for about 20
minutes until tender. Drain well and mash.
Add 2 level tspns salt and 25-50 gms (1-2 oz) butter stir well in then stir
enough flour to give a stiff dough, about100 gm (4 oz).
Knead well, roll out, prick well with a fork,and cut into triangles. Those
sold in bakeries are oven baked at home they should be
fried in minimal oil 3-4 minutes a side until golden brown.
Serve with fry ups or split, butter, and eat while hot.
I recall in the 1940's a popular farewell phrase in Edinburgh was "Ta Ta"
women corrupted this to "Tatty Scone".

Best Regards
Tom Mc Rae
Brisbane Australia
An honest man's the noblest work of God (Robert Burns)

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From: R. F. Hahn <sassisch at yahoo.com>
Subject: Delectables

Thanks a lot, Tom.

I often wonder what would have become of Northern Europe had the potato not
been introduced from the Americas.

Sorry, folks. When I wrote I was ahead of the calendar by a day. Hanukkah
will begin *tomorrow* (Friday) night.

Cheers!

Reinhard/Ron
Seattle, USA

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