Grandmom's Irish Potato Candy

Recipe Ingredients

1 1/2 cups	297g / 10oz	Sugar
1 tablespoon	15ml	Butter
1/2 cup	118ml	Evaporated milk
1/8 teaspoon	0.6ml	Cream of tartar
1/4 teaspoon	1.3ml	Salt
1 teaspoon	5ml	Vanilla extract
2 tablespoons	30ml	Ground cinnamon
2 tablespoons	30ml	Minced walnuts - for garnish
		Cocoa powder - (optional)

Recipe Instructions

Combine the sugar, butter, evaporated milk, cream of tartar and salt in a saucepan over medium heat. Mix well and bring to a boil. Cook until the mixture reaches the soft ball stage, 234 degrees on a candy thermometer, about 8 to 10 minutes. (A few drops will form a soft ball when dropped into cold water.)

Remove the mixture from the heat and cool to room temperature. Add the vanilla and beat until creamy and stiff. Roll the mixture into balls shaped like little potatoes, about 1 1/2 inches long. Roll each ball in the cinnamon to coat, then press in pieces of nuts to look like eyes. You can also dust the potatoes with cocoa to simulate dirt.

This recipe yields 24 candies.

Each candy: 62 calories; 35 mg sodium; 3 mg cholesterol; 1 gram fat; 1 gram saturated fat; 14 grams carbohydrates; 0 protein; 0.31 gram fiber.

Source:
The Los Angeles Times, 03-27-2002

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