I am afraid that there was no definite use of the words for fresh or cooked potato "latkes" As we can see in some houses toczerl (perhaps because tocz was usually prepared from fresh potatoes) was the word (in ours) but also latkes. In some houses, Kartoffel platzerl was used for the cooked potato version, but these too were sometimes called latkes. Maybe Hedwig could enlighten us.
Whatever the name - the fresh potato version is much tastier then the cooked one. It has wandered in our family from generation to generation. My wife uses the added carrots not for colour but also for lightening or, better said,, for improving the texture and the taste. It is, still, loved by our grandchildren, and a delicacy for them on Pessah and Hannucah
In exchange, my grand-daughter and her mother often bring us their delicious version of Malai (see recipe in the last volume of our cookbooks)
Bon Apetite!
Mordecai
---- Original Message ----- From: "E. & G. Weissmann" <EGWeissmann_at_gmx.net> Date: Sunday, September 4, 2016 15:59 Subject: [Cz-L] Cuisine To: Czernowitz Genealogy and History digest <czernowitz-l_at_list.cornell.edu> > Dear all and Mimi, > > As far as I remember, my mother always made potato pancakes from > fresh potatoes. She called them LATKES. With onions, egg, salt > and pepper, fried, they are absolutely delicious when still > warm. One can add a finely grated carrot for colour. > Gabriele > > > > -
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