I was looking at Andy Carvin's blog and noticed that his archives go back to October 1994. I assume that it was in a different format then. I checked the November 1994 archives and found his grandpa's latke recipe and am repeating it here in time for the holidays both as it looks good and it must be one of the oldest food blog posts.
"Since Hanukkah falls only a few days after Thanksgiving this year, it's about
time to start a string or two on some good Jewish recipes. I'll start off with
my grandfather's Lithuanian latke (potato pancakes) recipe.
Latkes (serves a lot)
12 large baking potatoes
1 large onion
two eggs 
matza meal (or flour)
salt and pepper
Begin by grating the potatoes (peeled or unpeeled, they both turn out well)
into a sieve. After every two potatoes or so, press down on the sieve to
squeeze out as much starch as possible (homebrewers can set the starch aside
to make vodka, but that's a different recipe).
After all potatoes have been shredded and strained, incorporate two eggs into
the mix (or 4 egg whites for the health conscious). Blend well with a wooden
spoon, and then grate the large onion into the mix. Add one teaspoon of salt
and pepper each.
In order to get the right consistency, you need to add the matza meal or flour
no more than a tablespoon at a time. There is no proper amount, for the right
consistency will depend on how well you strained the potatoes. In general,
though, the mix should be neither soupy or dry (ie you'll know it when you get
it.)
Heat up a skillet on medium heat and add enough oil to coat the bottom. With a
large spoon, scoop up a rounded lump of mix and toss it on the skillet. Cook
until nicely browned on both sides, and place on paper towels to drain the
oil. Taste it to see how much salt and pepper you'd like to add, and continue
to cook and sample individual latkes until satisfied. Then you can begin to
make multiple batches. They'll keep in the fridge for ages, assuming they last
that long.
some interesting twists:
more onion
a dash of corn meal (not very Jewish, but damn tasty)
cayenne pepper
etc, etc, etc..."
Thanks Andy. I usually do not find calendar archives useful but this is an exception.
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