Grate the potatoes by hand or using the grating disk of your food
processor. Do not process with the standard blade or in a blender.
Put the grated potatoes on a large piece of cheesecloth or three
pieces of paper towel. Bring the corners together and squeeze out any
liquid that came out in the grating. You can do this more than once if
the potatoes were really big.
Add the spices. Mix well so all the potatoes are coated with the
spices.
Take a vegetable can and cut open both ends (a tuna can will work
also as long as you get rid of the tuna smell). Put the can on a plate
and put some of the mixture in the can and pack it down. Slowly lift
off the can and set the patty aside. Do this for all of the mixture.
Pour enough oil into a hot frying pan or skillet to fry some Latkes
(2-4 tablespoons should suffice.)
When the oil is hot carefully place the pattys in the oil. Please
be careful, oil burns are BAD! When the bottom becomes brown, turn
over. When done, drain on paper towels on a plate.
Serve hot with your favorite dish or as a snack.
Should make between 10 and 20 latkes depending on how big you make them.