My Potato Pancakes Recipe

 Promised A Good Friend, 

That I Would Make And 

Post My Own Recipe 

For Potato Pancakes! 

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So Here It Is, Chuckle! 

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You Will Need A Mixing 

Bowl, Grater, Large Spoon

And A Non-Stick Griddle 

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Potato(s), Onion, 1 Egg, 

Applesauce, All Purpose 

Flour, Baking Powder 

Black Pepper & Oil Spray

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I used 3 small red 

potatoes grated, 

About 1/8 chopped 

onion, 1 large egg, 

1/3 cup of cinnamon 

applesauce, cup & half 

all purpose flour, 1/2 

teaspoon baking 

powder and 1/3 

teas black pepper. 

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Griddle should be 

preheated to 325 or 

lower to cook slowly

about 8 minutes on 

each side or until 

cooked through. 

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Stir all ingredients 

with a large spoon 

until blended and 

spoon onto lightly

oil sprayed griddle.

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Top with applesauce,

makes 6 pancakes 

or servings for 2, 

as you can see. 

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Finished With Edging Out Front

I've Finished With The Red Scolloped 

Edging Stones In Front Of My House 

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Trying to get mine looking pretty 

for the summer plus all the new 

neighbors that have contracted to 

buy homes under construction or 

others that are going to be built. 

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Getting Cheated At Gas Stations

How To Avoid Getting 

Cheated At The Gas Pump 

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I usually buy all my gas at Sam's Club, but always get receipts wherever I have to get fuel. Often, I will pump exactly ONE GALLON and check the pump pricing before continuing the fill up, and even then, I am aware of how much fuel I should get within a couple of tenths of a gallon from experience. 

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This happened to friends awhile ago somewhere in Pomona on their way to Penchant. The pump should have totaled $68.00 (and change). When the receipt was printed, and they checked it was $ 77.00 (and change). The woman got mad, went inside the store, asked for a calculator and let them do the math. They refunded her the difference after she told them that if they cheat, they had better make it right. Normally, her husband would skip printing the receipt, but not her. We saw on the news the other night that this is happening everywhere. 

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Another friend pumped exactly one gallon of gas. The price did not match the cost of one gallon. It was higher. He went inside and complained, and got a refund.
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There is also a number on each pump that you can call and complain.
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I stopped at a BP gas station in GA. My car's gas gauge showed almost empty. I used the mid-grade, which was priced at $3.71 per gallon. When my tank is at this point, it takes somewhere around 14 gallons to fill. When the pump showed 14 gallons had been pumped, I began to slow it down. Then, to my surprise, it went to 15, then 16. I even looked under my car to see if it was being spilled. It was not.
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Then it showed 17 gallons on the pump. It stopped at 18 gallons. This was very strange to me, since my car only has a 15 gallon tank. I went on my way a little confused, then on the evening news I heard a report that
1 out of 4 gas stations had calibrated their pumps to show more gas had been pumped than a person actually got.
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Here is how to check a pump to see if you are getting the right amount:
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Whichever grade you are using, put EXACTLY 1 (one) GALLON in your tank, then look at the dollar amount. If the dollar amount is not EXACTLY the price of the fuel PRICE ADVERTISED, then the pumps are rigged.
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In my case, as I said, the mid-grade was $3.71 per gallon; my dollar amount for 1 gallons should have been $3.71.
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I wish I had checked the pump. It doesn't matter where you pump gas, please check the 1 gallon price. If you do find a station that is cheating, contact the state Agriculture Department, and direct your comments to the Commissioner, the info is on the gas pumps. 

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In some cases, they even have counterfeit Department of Agriculture stickers to put on the pumps when they re-calibrate. The State seldom physically inspects the pumps as it is very labor intensive, so it often goes overlooked for months or years. 

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