I make them ALL those different ways you mentioned & even put them in my waffle iron too! Y'all should also try using sweet potatoes, they're delicious! 😊
I grew up on Eastern Long Island, on a farm, so we always had a big 50lb bag of potatoes in the cellar. Potato pancakes were an occasional treat. I don't recall how we ate them, but pretty sure it did not include the apple sauce or sour cream....or maybe that was just not my preference, since I like savory over sweet. Maybe just salt and pepper? Possibly some grated onion in the mix. There was a Polish community pretty close by (next town over, 10 miles or so), many of my friends were of Polish decent, and I'd love now to know how they ate them.
Yum! I bet a bit of shredded carrot and onion would taste great in these, too. Perfect for using up those small bits of leftover fresh veggies. Just shred and add them in!
My family use to eat this when my late Mom use to make this. It was always one of our favorite meals. I can still see her grating and frying up these. The anticipation of waiting for them to cook seemed like forever. Back then there were seven of us. That was a lot of potatoes. The smell of it would fill up the kitchen and make us even more hungry. We always ate them with sour cream. Being Polish this was a favorite meal of ours. I really love your your videos. You both are my virtual Grandparents. I miss the old days.
Thank you for sharing the story of your Mom making the Potato pancakes. We also enjoy them with sour cream. I am so happy to hear you enjoy the video. It is an honor to be your virtual Grandparents. Thank you for watching👩
I think by now that just about all of us in the Boo (Live) Crew have adopted Grandma and Grandpa Feral as our virtual grandparents, as they are kind, loving folks who give so much of themselves so naturally and thus deserve our love in return.
Your channel makes my heart so happy! My grandparents, both gone now, went through the Great Depression. They taught me so much about saving money and stretching meals. When the grocery stores were depleted at the beginning of this year I had no worries about how to feed my family and make due with the little left on the shelves thanks to my grandparents teaching me when I was a little girl. This year I actually started hand writing recipes for inexpensive foods, homemade cleaning supplies and money saving tips and tricks, in a mulberry paper book to give to my teenage daughter one day. When my grandparents were teaching me these things I never thought I would actually need to know and have to use that knowledge one day. Then 2020 hit and I'm so grateful I listened to and learned from them. You and Grandpa remind me of them. 😍
Your comment makes me happy! What a wonderful story, and a lasting heirloom for your daughter! And also a reminder to never take anything for granted. (By the way, it's still 1933 in my house. I save and reuse the 'tin foil', make soup from every carcass or meat remnant, shut the lights when leaving a room, etc. My parents grew up during the Depression, and those frugal old habits die hard! And yes, I had no problems when the shelves were bare....having stockpiled a good supply of TP, just on general principles.😉)
That is such a sweet idea to make a book for your daughter. I'm sure it will be treasured. I still have some of my gran's recipe cards, in her beautiful handwriting, along with many utensils she handed down to start my household in the sixties, and many lessons she taught us as children, including potato pancakes, both raw and cooked versions. I'm with Patricia - we learned to 'use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without', and always stock up on staples when they are on special. (I buy the compact TP, each roll is the equivalent of three normal ones, so much less waste of packaging and space - and one roll lasts me three weeks).
@@patriciamorgan6545 I also save every bone I have left over to make soup stock. I even peel raw shrimp so I can save shells in the freezer until I get a gallon sized baggie full of them. Then I make seafood stock from the shells. I also already had an abundance of grains, like rice, and various dried beans on hand before the pandemic. While I normally don't save foil to reuse, I was watching the news back in December 2019 and figured we would be hit eventually with the virus and started to do that. I also started saving my used dryer sheets. That was a new tip/trick I thought of on my own thanks to my grandparents teaching me how to look at everything as a reusable item. Dryer sheets really can be used multiple times in the laundry if needed. On top of that, they make great dusting pads. As for tp, I went to Walmart and walked straight to the isle that has towels and washcloths. I bought 3 different colored packs of washcloths, 18 in each pack for only $4.00 a pack. A total of $12 for 44 washcloths. White one's for tissues since my family has allergies and in case we did get sick. Brown one's to for pee only. Black one's for #2. I also went to the Dollar Store and bought two different colored plastic desktop trash bins for a $2 total. One for the brown washcloths that I could keep soapy water in, the other one for the black washcloths to keep a small amount of bleach in if we needed to use them and have something to place and soak them in after soiled until I could do laundry. Thankfully we did not need to use any of them, but I got prepared anyway. At first my teen thought I was crazy. I started taking pictures of the grocery isles to show her so she could see the empty isles. Then she understood, starting paying attention to my life tips and appreciated the knowledge I was passing down. I always make sure to credit my grandparents, her great grandparents, and talk about their history as we work our way through the difficulties of the year. :)
@@chezmoi42My grandmother was illiterate, but smarter than most people I know. When baking she had to remember each ingredient and measurement by memory. How amazing is that?! I wish I had something hand written from Grandma, even if it was just her name. That's why I decided to hand write a "book" for my daughter. I also add memories, mini stories, etc, occasionally after a recipe or tip. Family stories, hand written recipes, etc, are becoming obsolete in this modern age. I like to remind my child that if the internet ever goes down, a run on the grocery stores happen, etc, she will still have access to help, knowledge and love from me. :)
@@peacockexplosion7191 You are so right about that, illiterate people are heroic, surviving in our world where everything is written and everyone else takes it for granted. I used to tutor in a literacy program, and I was blown away by what my students had to carry in their minds to survive. Hardly a week goes by without wondering about a detail of family history and wishing I could call my gran or my mom to confirm or inform. The problem is that you never know the right questions to ask them in advance. Your daughter is a lucky girl, and I hope she has you with her for a long, long time. 💗
I love these old recipes ❤thank you our older folks cooked with so much more love than they do now and was more grateful families were closer and had more love I think because hard times made them stronger together ❤🙏😊☕️☀️💐✨
Another Grandma Feral success!!!💜 I made this yesterday and it was lovely!! definitely making this again, tonight I’m doing to potato peel soup with the left over peels 😄 so far I’ve tried, cabbage and noodle, lazy cabbage rolls, the potato pancakes and I’ll update for the potato peel soup!! Thank you again grandma for the easy and delicious meals 😍
I'm not sure what the actual name of the "potato pancakes" my parents (and therefore I, lol) always made was, but it involved mixing (usually leftover) mashed potatoes, flour, egg, salt, and pepper - and often small-diced fresh onions! - together and frying them in whatever oil/butter. Delicious! And there were always a few rogue onion bits that would escape the "potato pancake" they belonged to (we didn't go that extra mile and "flour the onion bits" before dumping them into the bowl to incorporate them better) and they'd get so nice and crisp! Lovely memories - thank you for bringing them back to life!
My mother made something exactly the same way when she had leftover mashed potatoes. I don’t remember the name but my mother called it some polish name. They would get nice and crisp also. Thank you for a memory that I had forgotten about. Thank you so much for watching❤️Grandma👩🏻
Thanks Grandma &Grandpa Feral! I LOVE potato pancakes. I grate in a onion and eat them with sour cream and applesauce and ketchup mixed together. I know. It's weird! 🎄☃️🎁Merry Christmas 🎁☃️🎄
Never apologize for your tastes -- if that's how you enjoy them, more power to you. I'll try them your way when I make these; thanks for a suggestion I never would have considered before. A merry Christmas and the happiest of holidays to you & yours, my friend.
Way to go!!! I put scallions in mine. I have dried scallions for emergencies. I put pepper in them, a pinch of salt and yes applesauce on the side...yum.
How appropriate on this sixth night of Hanukkah, dear Grandma Feral, that you and Grandpa Feral are demonstrating the preparation of _latkes_ -- thank you; I can't wait to prepare these and share them with Eric.
Hello my friend. Their one of my favs. I make them. Such a comforting food item. Just plain old comfort food. Happy Holidays to you and yours. Bless you. ❄️🎄🎅🏻🎁
Thx for the recipe. I will probably add salt, maybe some herbs. But this is the first recipe I"ve seen that is not shallow fried in a ton of oil. Looks good.
This looks so good! They’re nice and crispy. It could be for breakfast or dinner. Thank you for sharing another wonderful recipe Grandma and Grandpa! 🎄💙💙
You could also wrap the grated potatoes in a dish towel, twist the top and press like that. Might be easier. It's how my grandma used to prepare potatoes take dumplings.
My grandpa would make these all the time because they were my favorite! Delicious with applesauce! My grandpa was Polish and loved sharing his mother's recipes with me ❤
Thank you for sharing that your Grandpa was Polish and would make you Potato Pancakes. We usually have them with applesauce and sometimes sour cream but not that often. Thank you so much for watching and have a good day👩🏻
Nice easy receipt, Going to make up a batch this Friday, just like old times as my mother was Polish and we had fish cakes and potato pancakes on Friday as well many times. Thank you G and G ❤
Yes, I add salt, powdered garlic/onion etc herbs…..and shredded onions(combined inside the mix). You make it seem easy…..so I am going to try it again, this way. You are the dearest!!! Thanks!! Ahna USA 👏👏👏👏👏👏
Love your accent. You sound like that lovely lady in the Great Depression cooking channel. Bless her soul and may she rest in peace. Thank you for your knowledge.
Aw, it's so interesting to see how similar and yet different such common recipes can be. I come from an East German (severely Prussian) family. Potato pancakes are called "Puffer" (pronounce poo-fuh) here and the potatoes are very finely grated, together with one small onion. The juices are not squeezed out, instead you add one egg and enough flour to form a thick pancakey batter. Then they are pan fried. Traditionally they are eaten with Cinnamon and Sugar and some apple sauce. It actually makes my mouth water.... I'm going to make some today. Thank you, Grandma!😘
I had to learn to make them that way b/c of a German-American girlfriend... It was trying at first. I was raised with something more like you see here, cooked in much more oil so they're swimming. My conclusion was that the German style (more on a dry griddle) was far less rich so you could eat more! I think you can't really go wrong if you start with potatoes!
Very similar to ours growing up, a few differences. We squeezed potatoes in a tea towel, didnt add sugar, and added a pinch of baking powder and some grated onion. We loved them with ketchup and fried bacon❤
Ha!! I went home with a sweet little friend after school(2nd grade) and my mom panicked. I guess she found out I walked with little friend to her nearby house. She did not punish me….but understood the understandable situation. These days…..one would forbid their kid up front, from such a venture. AND I now at 70 years old, enjoy your recipes on RU-vid. Much love. Ahna
We have never had grape jelly on potato pancakes but we will give it a try since Grandpa’s favorite jelly is grape. Thank you for sharing and for watching. Have a good day👩🏻
You might want a little chopped green onion (chives) on top with the sour cream. My parents and my (maternal) grandmother fixed these, but the potatoes were often mashed rather than grated, and I don't recall them adding sugar, maybe a little season salt, or my grandmother's preference "Vege-Sal," an old brand I'm not sure you can get anymore. I don't know where they got the recipe, as I think it was a staple recipe handed down, or from friends, and yes, likely before the Depression Era. (My parents were born near the start of the Great Depression.) Best Wishes, Grandma and Grandpa Feral. I think my family would've loved you both.
Hi thank you for your kind words and for sharing how your family made Potato Pancakes. Chives on top with sour cream would be a wonderful addition to this meal. Have a great day. ❤️Grandma👩🏻& Grandpa👨🍳
Grandma, because of your hands and wrist you could get a piece of cheesecloth...put the potatoes in the cloth and twist it. It would be much simpler for you, your hands and wrist. I really like your videos. No nonsense and easy to follow. Thanks Grandpa! For tasting.
I haven't made latkes, but a good friend of mine has a latke party every year, and she has been making them with cassava (not sure about the seasoning, though). I usually eat them with both sour cream and applesauce (not together on the latke, though. Lol.)
Love potato pancakes! We still use my Lithuanian grandmothers potato pancakes recipe which is similar to this recipe. We always ate ours with sour cream or butter on them. My husband is Dutch/German and every time he makes them he tries to put onions in them. I tell him no absolutely not!
I have had them with onion and I like the original recipe also. When I was growing up my Mom would make the potato pancakes and we would have them with apple sauce because my Dad did not like sour cream. Thank you so much for watching and have a great day👩🏻
That's the way my mother made them when I was growing up. But, she always added onion, salt and pepper. My grandparents came from Poland, so there ya go... SR
If you grate the potato into water and squeeze the w water out into the water you can collect potato starch. Use like corn starch. Two items from one potato :)
To really get the water out, you can salt them for 30 minutes first. The salt draws the water out (obviously not something those who are salt conscious would do, but it works)
Hello!! My mother used to make these from leftover boxed mashed potatoes and a bit of powdered milk. I loved them as a child. Can you imagine the flavor nowadays? lol
Thank you for sharing how your Mother made Potato Pancakes. I have never heard of anyone making them that way til now. Thank you for watching and have a good day👩🏻
Also I use instant mashed potatoes In the potato pancake recipe. Instant potatoes are also good in fried chicken mix, in potato bread , and saves on using your potatoes for other recipes like potato soup that I add the instant potatoes as a thickener . Instant potatoes are significantly less expensive than raw potatoes right now.
I'll cheat even more---bought a box of frozen latkes last night in Trader Joe's! It's just so wrong, but I'll probably have them with pork chops. (Lol, autodistort wants to change 'latkes' to 'parked'.🙄🤨🤪)
@@TabbyTimeOut Thanks for that cooking tip. I've actually never bought them before. They seem to recommend oven, but also have a pan fry option. I'd like to prepare them so they're not soggy or greasy. I've had Irish potato pancakes (called boxty) before that were miserably both.
@@patriciamorgan6545 Using shredded hash browns worked just fine. In a pinch i bet mashed potatoes would work as well. I would recommend adding some garlic and/or onion powder to punch up the flavor. Green onions and cheddar cheese might work too. If you are going to go that route might as well add some chopped up bacon and make fully loaded potato pancakes.
some cheesecloth would go a long way to help squeeze the liquid out of those potatoes. we use muslin cloth. it's washable and re-useable. I could do a lot with this basic recipe I think.
My Mom was on a salt free diet when she was older and I did a lot of shopping and cooking for her. So I have continued to cook that way especially since I am older. Plus you get so much natural salt in certain vegetables. I have used can pork and beans in my other videos. Thank you for watching and have a good day.
@@GrandmaFeral Understood. Just curious but do you keep in mind the sodium content(salt) in all those canned goods and processed foods you use? They are the source of most people's over consumption of salt. I do like your simple, practical, economical recipes.
Thank you for sharing that your Grandmother made Latkes. I still miss my Grandmother but I know she is with me in spirit. Thank you for watching and have a good day👩🏻
Alot of races make these, like in comments often with finely grated potato and onion and a bit more flour and fried. I marked the like this but a bit finer grate with onion, garlic and paprika.
I just posted how my Mom was making it during the Great Depression when they had little ingredients. Of course onion, garlic and paprika would give the potato pancakes much more flavor. Thank you so much for watching👩🏻
We do get salt naturally from vegetables and other items we eat. My Mom in later years had to be on a salt free diet and I cooked for her so I learned all about salt. Thank you for your concern and for watching❤️👩🏻
Like "grandpa", I haven't had potato pancakes in a very long time. They were a staple in our home in the early '60s. They were good but I never appreciated them until they've become some sort of "nostalgia" meal. I've had my mother and grandmother's recipe for decades but haven't attempted to make them. Grandma Feral couldn't have made this lesson any easier and I'll be taking a shot at these very soon. And this has got nothing to do with anything but I dislike the term latke, maybe it's just way too ethnic for me, despite my mother and grandmother having been hard core Bohemian. I know, it's crazy but there's no disrespect intended here.
Hi I hope you will try making the potato pancakes especially since you have your mother and grandmother’s recipe. They are so good. Thank you so much for watching and have a great day❤️Grandma👩🏻
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