I'm making latkes from my grandmother's recipe. It's written down on a 1964 calendar page inserted into my mom's recipe book. I guess I should copy it out here so I can find it be searching teh internets the next time I want to cook these:

Potato Latkes

2 cups raw grated potatoes
2 eggs
pinch baking powder
1½ tsp salt
pepper
1 tbsp flour, bread crumbs, or matzo meal
Peel potatoes + soak several hours in cold water
grate, drain. Beat eggs + mix with rest of ingredients.
Drop by spoonfuls on hot greased pan.
Brown both sides. Serve with applesauce.

Makes about a dozen, at least with the spoon I used to form the spoonfuls just now.