“latke” means “small patch” and comes from the word“late” meaning “patch” as in “to sew on a patch” I thought you ‘guys’ would like to know that. I guess the potato pan cakes must have got that name because in days gone by sewing was all in a day’s work … and those potato pancakes sputtering in oil do look like little patches…
“latke” means “small patch” and comes from the word“late” meaning “patch” as in “to sew on a patch” I thought you ‘guys’ would like to know that. I guess the potato pan cakes must have got that name because in days gone by sewing was all in a day’s work … and those potato pancakes sputtering in oil do look like little patches…