Happy 
St. Patrick's Day

Irish Potato Candy

What you need:
4 tablespoons real butter
1 large boiled potato (cooked, cooled, and mashed)
1 pound powdered sugar
2 tablespoons molasses
4 tablespoons of whole milk (or condensed milk)
2 tablespoons of pure (real) vanilla extract
1 package of shredded coconut (about seven ounces)
Cinnamon (check your supply to see that you have plenty on hand because you will have to coat the finished candy---about four dozen balls)

What to do:
Cream the butter with three cups of sugar.

Add milk, vanilla, and molasses. Mix thoroughly.

Add remaining sugar and all the shredded coconut. Mix well.

Place the mixture in a plastic bag or any sealed container and refrigerate for at least two hours.

Remove from the refrigerator and pinch off chucks of the mixture and immediately roll each chunk into a large gumball shape (about a one inch ball). 

When the all the candy balls are formed, roll each ball separately, one at a time, through a “bed” of cinnamon so that each ball is evenly coated with cinnamon. It is convenient to put a large amount of cinnamon on a saucer to provide a bed through which to roll the candy balls.

Store this candy in the refrigerator until you are ready to serve it.

This Irish Potato Candy seems to have a lot in common with the Tar Baby as every hand that goes by seems to get stuck to one or more pieces of this excellent candy.

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