Chanukah day 6

On the sixth day of Chanukah, my true love gave to me...

6 kids-a-playing
5 flasks of oil
4 chocolate bars
3 greeting cards
2 spinning tops
And a latke.

Latke recipe!

I'm torn between saying "At last!" and "I made it before the end of Chanukah, at least." Happy Chanukah, all the friends who requested this - enjoy!

GILLIAN’S POTATO LATKES
Ingredients:
3 medium potatoes
1 small-medium onion
1/4 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda or baking powder
1 egg
enough flour to bind mixture (keep a bit extra nearby, to reduce fluid build-up while cooking)
salt and pepper

Method:
Grate everything that you can (not the eggs, flour or leavening). Mix all ingredients together. Fry (deep or shallow, depending on how healthy you feel) in a good vegetable oil. Serve hot with sour cream.

Recently I've increased the potatoes and onions and left out the leavening. This works well, but fried in more oil (dry-fried or very shallow-fried.. not so good). I also have been known to replace salt with fresh lemon juice and some chili, or just with tabasco.

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A somewhat vile day has been redeemed. I found myself in the local library about an hour ago, singing a rousing chorus of HR PufnStuff with four librarians. It was not planned.