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Potato Pancakes (Chanukah Latkes)

Name: Ellie Shulman Bartolozzi
Class Year: 1975
Country of Residence: Italy

Why is this recipe great? What’s its backstory? 

 Chanukah isn’t Chanukah without this dish! This COVID-19 year, due to the fact that we couldn’t celebrate Thanksgiving with the grandchildren, we actually served what would have been the Thanksgiving turkey at our Chanukah get-together—with Latkes as a side dish, instead of mash!!

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Labskaus (German salted meat & potatoes)

Name: Lynn Meins
Class Year: 1970
Country of Residence: Germany

Why is this recipe great? What’s its backstory? 

This is a traditional North Germany dish.  It was supposedly created by a ship’s cook in the 19th century using what he happened to have on hand.  It is very popular and tastes better than it looks!

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Potato Pancakes

Name: Laila Kienel (Buligina)
Class Year: 2008
Country of Residence: Belgium

Why is this recipe great? What’s its backstory? 

This is a recipe I learned from my maternal grandmother who passed away this winter at the age of 95. She was an amazing cook and baker and could whip up the most amazing dishes in no time using very few simple ingredients. Even though she was so good at it, she actually did not really enjoy spending time in the kitchen, and preferred reading poetry or playing the piano when she had the time.

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