experimental cookery #2010/2

[morwen]

Hypothesis	fried potato cakes are tasty
Equipment	1 frying pan, oil grated potatoes, flour, eggs
Test subject	doseybat
Method	The grated potatoes were squeezed to remove an excessive and potentially dangerous build-up of dihydrogen monoxide (H2O). The resulting matter was mixed with the flour and eggs. The frying pan was heated on a commercially available stove, with oil. The mixture was placed into the frying pan once it had reached a sufficient temperature. This was left there for a while, turning occasionally. The resulting test article was fed to the doseybat.
Results	The doseybat ate bits of it, noting that in part it was Ok, but generally inconsistent.
Conclusion	The method appears to have been flawed. Further tests should be conducted with more care to thermal transmission and the vertical dimension of the mixture in the frying pan.

Comments

[tearsofzorro.livejournal.com]

I know it's probably not what you're looking for, but in my family, we make synthetic potato cakes. It's basically a portion of smash or some other dessicated mashed potato powder, and some weak chicken stock (from a cube). Mix until it has a coherent sticky consistency (a bit like a sticky pastry), coat in corn flour and fry on a high heat.

However sounds like you're onto a good thing with the potato cakes made from actual potato, the recipe sounds ok, just the environmental conditions.