Historical October 1984 report or notice. Original dates, prices and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
(Editor’s Note: Art Santen and his wife Dorothy have lived in St. Roch’s parish for the past twenty-four years, and are active in the church. Art is a past president of the Rosedale Neighbors Association and past treasurer of the Skinker-DeBaliviere Community Council.
As well as enjoying to cook, Art probably has the largest collection of bottle openers in the city, if not the state—and we could probably go on from there.) by Art Santen John Santen taught his son Herman. Herman taught his son Ben. Ben taught his son Art. Art is now teaching his sons Steve and Scott to cook Old Style German Potato Pancakes. Ingredients 1 lb. of potatoes per person One egg per pound of potatoes ¼ cup or more chopped onion per 5 lbs. potatoes (optional) 1 teaspoon salt & ⅛ teaspoon pepper (or as desired) ½ cup shifted all purpose flour (or to thicken) Peel potatoes, medium grind, and drain off water. Add eggs and onion and other ingredients as needed. Heat two skillets with 1/4 inch Crisco at 350 degrees. Put in one large mixing spoon of potato for each pancake. Fry until edges are crisp and lacelike.
The pancakes are served with a vegetable and applesauce.
Original photograph caption
Art Santen and a young helper, accompanying the family potato-pancake recipe. The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, October 1984, page 5. Photographer not credited; the boy is not identified in the source.
Originally published in The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, October 1984.
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Archival transcription note: Recipe prints “shifted all purpose flour”; retained rather than silently changing the source to “sifted.”
Original source: SD_Times1984_10.pdf, printed page(s) 5; PDF page(s) 5.
