Boxty (Potato Griddle Cakes)

1/2 lb Raw potato
1/2 lb cooked mashed potato
1/2 lb Plain flour
Milk (see recipe for amount)
1 Egg
1 medium onion, chopped fine
Salt and pepper

Grate raw potatoes and mix with the cooked mashed potatoes. Add salt, pepper, onion and flour. Beat egg and add to mixture with just enough milk to make a batter that will drop from a spoon. Drop by tablespoonfuls onto a hot griddle or frying pan. Cook over a moderate heat for 3-4 minutes on each side. Serve with a tart apple sauce: or as part of an Ulster Fry, with bacon, fried sausage, fried eggs, black pudding, and soda bread.

An old poem says:

Boxty on the griddle,
Boxty in the pan,
If you can't make boxty,
You'll never get a man.