Don't try this at home

So, last night I prepared Dorothy's recipe for Swiss Potato Pancakes.  They turned out perfectly; crisp and brown and lacy on the outside, soft and cheesy on the inside--very delicious.

However, they made a boat load.  I prepared less than half of the "batter" and already had 10 pancakes.  Supper was ready and everyone was hungry, so we sat down to eat.

I decided that I'd see if I could save the rest of the batter for later. 

You know how it is with potatoes; they turn all rusty red and then that nasty purplish black when the starches come in contact with the air.  I put the remaining batter in a cool whip container and then pressed some plastic wrap on the top, like you would with guacamole to keep the top from turning brown.

 

Lesson learned: 

Potatoes are not avocados.

Don't put off 'til tomorrow what you could cook today.

(On a better note, we did have a few of the fried potato pancakes left over and they warmed up very nicely.)

Comments

[rosemary]

The potatoes---not so pretty. But your quilted table runner is quite another thing--very pretty!

[Elle]

Oh funny! I detest food wasting. This would have made me crazy, but I would have tossed this scary stuff out too. Glad to hear that the leftovers fried up nicely.

[Karen @ Simply A Musing Blog]

Eewww. However, your table runner is extraordinary (I agree with Rosemary) - I love the colors. :)

[Rebecca]

YUCK!
This post was SO funny!

Ha! That's what I named the photo when I saved it; YUCK