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What to do with all those potatoes you stockpiled: Make delectable savory pancakes

Merriam-Webster defines the potato pancake as a "lobe-finned fish known chiefly from Paleozoic and Mesozoic fossils."

Sorry. That's a coelacanth.

Regardless, while both the potato pancake and the coelacanth go great with sour cream and applesauce, that's where the similarities end. In fact, I'm not even sure why we're talking about coelacanths in the first place. This is a family newspaper, for the love of Mike.

Potato pancakes, on the other hand ...

Why you need to learn this

Well, taters are totally tasty and a whole heap cheaper than those 50,000-piece jigsaw puzzles you've been stockpiling of late. And speaking of stockpiling, I noticed that 20-pound sack of russets in the background of your latest live-streamed video rant. Before they spontaneously turn into vodka, why not get the whole family involved and rustle up some potato

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