St Patrick Potato Candies
Freshly boil and mash enough peeled potato to fill a teacup. Put through a sieve, for there must not be a lump in it. Stir in 2 lbs confectioners XXXX sugar (superfine?). The dough should be firm enough to roll out or mould. Cut off part, flavor with almond and work in sufficient green food coloring to give a soft shade. Roll these into balls the size of a hickory nut (how big is a hickory nut??) and press into each a blanched almond. Dust with granulated sugar. Another part flavor with rose or strawberry. Color a delicate pink and roll in each a filbert or almond. Brush with unbeaten egg white and roll in shredded coconut. Another part flavor with vanilla, make into ovals shaped like small potatoes. Put in "eyes" (i.e. potato 'eyes') of peanuts or almonds or puffed rice, after rolling in cocoa until they are a dusty potato brown. For still another potato confection, roll remainder of dough into 1/8 inch thickness on board dusted with powdered sugar. Spread with melted chocolate or peanut butter, roll up and cut in slices. These are very appropriate sweets for the 17th of March parties.