Rich, Wonderful, Old Fashioned: A Potato Cake for the Ages

It was November 1977, long before every food magazine felt the need to put a turkey on its cover.  But this particular image strikes me as remarkable, even for the time. Can you imagine any American magazine going with this image right now?

This recipe is equally of another time.  But doesn't it sound wonderful?

And here's another small reminder of how much things have changed.