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Default Make ahead latkes?

On 2013-11-24 4:10 PM, Nancy Young wrote:
> Seems to me that they are something you'd serve immediately,
> and it's the only way I've had them.
>
> With Thanksgiving and Hanukkah converging this year, I kind
> of thought maybe latke appetizers or as a side would be
> something different, but I'm certainly not going to show up
> expecting to use the stove.
>
> Do people sometimes make latkes ahead of time or is that just a
> goofy idea?



I would go with the goofy idea suggestion. They have a very special
texture, and being fried in oil, it is a result of the cooking process.
We used to be invited to a friend's latke parties but they moved away.