Title: 769520 Potato Candy
Categories: Candy
Yield: 66 Servings
| 3/4 | c | Mashed potatoes |
| 1/2 | ts | Salt |
| 2 | | (1 lb. boxes) of confectioner's sugar |
| 1 | | Stick margarine |
| 1/2 | lb | Flaked coconut |
| 2 | ts | Vanilla -CHOCOLATE MIXTURE:-- |
| 1 | | (12 oz.) pkg. of chocolate bits |
| 4 | | Squares of unsweetened chocolate |
| 1/2 | | Cake paraffin, the kind you melt to use on top of jelly (2 1 |
Pare and cook potato to make 3/4 cup mashed potato, not seasoned. Add salt.
Using a double boiler, place the stick of margarine in it and melt over
boiling water. Add mashed potato, confectioner's sugar, flaked coconut and
vanilla. Mix well, then turn into a buttered jelly roll pan. Spread
evenly. Place in a cool place to harden. When hard, cut into small squares
and dip in the following chocolate mixture. Use double boiler. Place
paraffin in top over boiling water to melt. Then add the two kinds of
chocolate. Allow chocolate to melt. Stir well to mix ingredients. Use a
toothpick to dip the potato candy into the chocolate mixture (holding each
square above the chocolate mixture after dipping, so that the square drains
well). Place on waxed paper to harden. Makes 66.