Potato Pancakes
Ingredients
- 4 medium potatoes
- 1 medium onion
- 1 egg, lightly beaten
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1/4 tsp. nutmeg
- 1/4 tsp. white pepper
- 1/2 tsp. baking soda
- Butter or bacon fat
Directions
Wash the potatoes and peel them, then drop them into cold water. Let stand one or two hours. Drain. Grate the potatoes with a fine grater and press to squeeze out excess liquid. Peel and grate the onion into the potatoes and add the egg, seasonings and soda. Mix well. Heat butter or fat in a large skillet and add one spoonful of the mixture for each pancake. They should not be too thick. Cook gently until golden brown on the bottom, turn, and brown the other side. Allow draining on paper towels, and keeping warm until ready to serve. Add more fat to the skillet and continue cooking the pancakes in this fashion until all the mixture is used.
