The Family Table: When Dad Made His Latkes, Even 100 Wasn’t Enough

Readers share their treasured recipes

Latkes, fried potato pancakes, are traditionally served for Hanukkah—but can be enjoyed any time of year. Liudmyla Chuhunova/Shutterstock

Submitted by Sandra Banas, Brunswick, Maine

My dad used to make these latkes every year at Hanukkah. He said he got the recipe from his momma, who made them in a coal-fired stove in her big kitchen in Burlington, Vermont.