• peel and grind as many potatoes as you need to feed your clan
• Put the ground up potatoes in a clean dishtowel (cotton or linen, not terry) and squeeze out the liquid
• Measure your potatoes and add one egg to every two cups potatoes
• Add salt and pepper and chopped onion if you like
• then add a heaping tablespoon of flour, maybe two if you're making a lot
• shape it into patties and fry on both sides.