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50. My grandmother's 'Schales' (modified Kugel)

Fri Jul 3, 2026, 09:32 AM

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My grandmother was raised Jewish and potato kugel was a staple in their household. After she married my Protestant grandfather, she modified the recipe by adding Rauchfleisch (German bacon). My mom taught me how to make it, and I still do on occasion, although it's hard to find real Rauchfleisch here in the US.

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What is your favourite potato dish? [View all] applegrove Jul 2 OP

Does vodka count? Jerry2144 Jul 2 #1

LOL! applegrove Jul 2 #2

pancakes The Wizard Jul 2 #12

Any & all!!! SheltieLover Jul 2 #3

Baked, with butter, sour cream, bacon, and shredded cheese. 11 Bravo Jul 2 #4

Now this sounds absolutely delicious...... a kennedy Jul 2 #6

I love them any way... QED Jul 2 #5

That is the correct answer :) n/t TxGuitar Friday #53

Cheesy potatoes. Emile Jul 2 #7

My mom's hot german potato salad JustAnotherGen Jul 2 #8

I just posted about my grandma's Bettie Jul 2 #18

It depends entirely on what is accompanying the potato dish. Nt Fiendish Thingy Jul 2 #9

Dish full of tater tots. flvegan Jul 2 #10

All of them lol but if I had to choose Luciferous Jul 2 #11

C-c-c-c-cream cheese, you say? Iggo Jul 2 #31

🤣 Luciferous Jul 2 #33

mashed. surrealAmerican Jul 2 #13

Mashed Botany Jul 2 #14

Cold mustard potato salad served with BBQ, a spicy sauce. harumph Jul 2 #15

Potatoes Augratin MustLoveBeagles Jul 2 #16

Warm German Potato salad Bettie Jul 2 #17

Shepherds Pie. chowder66 Jul 2 #19

So true! bcbink Jul 2 #20

Reuben waffle fries. Igel Jul 2 #21

It's not the potatoes. Disaffected Jul 2 #22

Papas la huancaina r�is�n_dubh Jul 2 #23

Hash Browns from scratch in a cast iron pan, over a fire. Maru Kitteh Jul 2 #24

My Budapest-born grandmother called it shishkelach MurrayDelph Jul 2 #25

Greek u4ic Jul 2 #26

Potato chips - LOL! 3catwoman3 Jul 2 #27

Au Gratin with extra cheese woodsprite Jul 2 #28

A boiled potato sliced then fried to golden brown Submariner Jul 2 #29

Now there's a trip down memory lane.. Permanut Jul 2 #40

Mashed, obviously. Iggo Jul 2 #30

All of them. Ocelot II Jul 2 #32

Mashed, home fries, roasted, baked, air-fried, La Coliniere Jul 2 #34

I like cold Vichyssoise. applegrove Jul 2 #35

A baked potato with the works. Sneederbunk Jul 2 #36

potato salad Eugene Jul 2 #37

Roasted buzzycrumbhunger Jul 2 #38

Nobody has said boiled new potatoes with butter and chives. Yum. applegrove Jul 2 #39

My mom's fried potatoes. She called them buckaroo potatoes. Unpeeled potatoes sliced really thin, fried in cast iron KitFox Friday #41

My wife's "Bratkartoffeln" DFW Friday #42

Pastel de Papa JoseBalow Friday #43

And corned beef hash. applegrove Friday #44

I'm just gonna leave this here. Arthur_Frain Friday #45

Janssons frestelse Celerity Friday #46

French fries Polybius Friday #47

Gnocchi DenaliDemocrat Friday #48

Sauteed, with basil pesto. GoCubsGo Friday #49

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Jacques Pepin potatoes ... MiHale Friday #51

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