Mashed Potato and Cabbage Pancakes

Directions

1. 1
   To prepare the cabbage, remove the outer leaves and quarter a small head or 1/2 of a larger head.
2. 2
   Core and place in a steamer above 1 inch of boiling water.
3. 3
   Steam 10 to 15 minutes, until tender when pierced with a knife or skewer.
4. 4
   Remove from the heat and allow to cool, then squeeze out water, and chop fine.
5. 5
   Mix with the potatoes in a large bowl.
6. 6
   Add the chives, baking powder, marjoram if using, salt, pepper, and flour.
7. 7
   Beat the eggs and stir in.
8. 8
   Begin heating a large heavy skillet over medium heat.
9. 9
   Heat the oven to 300 degrees.
10. 10
    Add 2 tablespoons of the oil and when it is hot carefully scoop up heaped tablespoons of the potato mixture and use a spoon or spatula to ease them out of the spoon into the pan.
11. 11
    Gently flatten the mounds slightly with the back of a spoon or a spatula but dont worry if this is hard to do if they stick -- because when you flip them over you can flatten them into pancakes.
12. 12
    Brown on the first side about 2 or 3 minutes and using a spatula, flip the mounds over and gently push them down so that they will be shaped like pancakes.
13. 13
    Brown on the other side and remove to a baking sheet.
14. 14
    Continue with the remaining potato mixture, adding oil to the pan as necessary.