Irish Potato Candy

Title: Irish Potato Candy (with potatoes)
 Categories: Candies
      Yield: 36 servings

    1/2 cup  Mashed potatoes
    1/2 ts Vanilla
      1 lb Sifted confectioners' sugar
      2 Tbsp Ground cinnamon
      1 ts ground cocoa

Combine mashed potatoes and vanilla.  Adding one cup at a time to cool potato
mixture,  blend in enough confectioners' sugar to form a stiff, nonsticky 
dough.   Working with about 1 teaspoon of mixture for each candy, shape into  
small irregular spheres (like new potatoes) and set out on wax paper.  Shake a
few at at time, in a plastic bag with ground cinnamon and cocoa.  Shake off
excess  cinnamon mixture. Store candies in cool place or refrigerate.  Makes
about 3  dozen
  Per piece:  53 calories, 0.1 g fat, 1%CFF.
  Recipe by: Katherine Seraphic/Pittsburgh P.G.

Source:

rec.food.cooking, rec.food.recipes