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Homemade latkes are worth the time and the effort.

JILL DAVIDSON SKLAR STAFF WRITER

here is nothing in this world
that is comparable to a lathe
at this time of the year.
As the first snowflakes
hit the ground and the family is
gathered around the table to light
the candles of Chanukah, the
sight of the deep-fried brown
lumps stacked on a platter bring
back memories.
We aren't saying that the mem-
ories are necessarily good. In fact,
most involve the physical sensa-
tion of having swallowed a rock.

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Or the reminiscences involve
the endless hours of the grating
of potatoes, onions and an occa-
sional misplaced knuckle, the
smell of hot oil that permanent c,–
ly gets into every fibrous mater-
ial and the mess that takes
forever to clean up.
So we at The Jewish News de-
cided to make your holiday eas-
ier by sampling the ready-made
frozen discs. We tried Golden
brand gout met and traditional
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Serve them at
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into quarters. Top with any of the following:
radish & carrots
tomato with sliced lemon wedge
cucumber &,onion
cucumber & tomato

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For a special treat, place toothpicks in chunks and dip
in our TANGY SAUCE.

When I first came up with the "Too much like frozen hash
idea of the latke sampling, I browns, mushy."
have to admit, it sounded like
— Lisa Wylin
a great idea. We would be pro-
viding a service to our busy Golden Gourmet
readers who may not have the
time to go through the prepa- "Salty. If I were on a desert is-
ration of such a meal much less land and this was the last
the arduous selection process of choice, I wouldn't eat it."
— Julie Yolles
which frozen potato treat to
buy.
"Too salty. I don't like the af-
And I am glad we did. For tertaste. I retain water just
now, dear reader, I can tell you: looking at them."
Take the time to make them
— Nancy Cameron
yourself. I don't care if you have
to put off that last client or sac- "Sunday-school-Chanukah-par-
rifice a perfectly good manicure. ty-clammy-yuck."
I don't care if it is cheaper and
— Julie Edgar
easier than doing it yourself.
The frozen offerings just don't Golden Traditional (keep in
do the holiday justice.
mind these were burned)
The triangular shaped Em-
pire were bland, greasy and "Best of the three. Good flavor
high in sodium; the Golden and crispness."
— Cathy Ciccone
brand were equally unappeal-
ing. In fact, the one that
emerged as the winner did so "Dark in color but by far the
by the fact that they were best. Good flavor, not over or
slightly burned. It was the underwhelming."
— Susie Sherman
charred flavor that put this one
over the top.
"Good flavor. Texture is crunchy
(In case you want to try your but not as crunchy as my mom's
hand at your own, we have in- homemade latkes."
cluded a recipe for the potato
— Kari Horenstein
treats. Good luck.)
The sour cream variations
had very little difference, not
enough to really matter when
adding it to a deep-fried chunk
of potatoes.
The staff generally agreed:
Breakstone's Fat Free Sour
Cream

"Less rich tasting than regular
but worth it for zero fat grams."

TANGY SAUCE RECIPE:

/2 cup red horseradish
'A cup mayonnaise
1 /3 cup sour cream
Combine horseradish, mayonnaise and sour cream.
Blend well and serve chilled.

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"Look like McDonald's hash
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— SUsie Sherman

"Greasy and bland, not to men-
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— Julie Edgar

— Julie Yolles

"Not enough difference to mat-
ter. Forks up."

— Cathy Ciccone

"Great substitute for the real
thing, just less sour."

—Kari Horenstein