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by Francine on June 20, 2005 11:11 PM
It s from quebec province and even here it s unknown from a lot of us.my grandma used to make it for her 16 kids when she wanted to spoiled them and then for us kids in beginning of the 60 s till her death in 87.

if you re a peanut butter lover you will just loove it. it s very sweet,VERY!!

so if you want the receipe just tell me and i ll post it.

see you in sugar land!

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by Merme on June 21, 2005 12:45 AM
Oh Francine, please do post it!

Merme

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by ladystressout on June 21, 2005 02:05 AM
post it hurry up cannot wait any longer girl!! Rita
by mike57 on June 21, 2005 03:34 AM
I have eaten potato candy my sister inlaw makes it at christmas time. it is very sweet and very good.now hurry up ad post your recipe you have made me hungry for some lol.your friend in gardening.mike57

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by Francine on June 22, 2005 12:38 PM
hi all, well from the bottom of my hart here it is:

take 1 potato ,boil it,mash it(no butter,nothing).

put it in a bowl big enough to old just about a whole pack of powdered sugar.

start slowly puting half a pack of powdered sugar in with the tato,mix till it makes like a dough(better to use your hands) add powdered sugar till dough holds.

roll dough like you would for a pie.(i personally roll it on waxed paper)

take smooth peanut butter and spread a thick layer on dough.roll and put in waxed paper to put in fridge at least 30-40 minutes.

take out of fridge and slice it.

eat and listen closely,you can almost hear your arteries harden.

if you have trouble at first i can make some and send it to you,so you know what it s suppose to taste like.

good luck to all chef!

btw: hi mike, where does your sister in law come from,i m happy someone knows about it and suprise at the same time.was that a familly recepe for her also,tell her i say hi to the tato candy lady. [Love] [muggs]

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by Merme on June 22, 2005 10:07 PM
Thanks, Francine!

I can't wait to try it! [thumb]

Merme

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by mike57 on June 23, 2005 04:00 AM
HI Francine shes from alabama same as me.and yes it was a family recipe she got it from her granmother wich was born in illinois guess its a old timey recipe.thanks for posting it.your friend in gardening and food lol.mike57

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by MaryReboakly on June 23, 2005 12:34 PM
Merme, You said "puting half a pack of powdered sugar in with the tato" how big of a pack? I'd end up putting a 5lb bag in or something crazy [Wink]

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by Francine on June 23, 2005 12:45 PM
hi Mary,

it s a 1kg. pack

1kg=2.2pounds.

but as i made mistake the first time i made it ,a long time ago, i found out that there was 2 ways you could correct the mistake of puting too much sugar...

1..if too much just put 1 tsp.water in it ,

2...you can always boil 1 more tato ,smash it and add it.

those ways will make you more rolls but you can freeze it so it s o k.

good luck!

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by Francine on June 23, 2005 12:48 PM
Mike,

what did she say when you told her about them apples.

say hi from the other maker of tato candy.

bye!

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by MaryReboakly on June 23, 2005 12:56 PM
that's really cool. Thanks for the tip! I'm gonna try it. And for me, it's a real leap of faith to try cooking anything - even a boiled potato LOL!

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by Francine on July 03, 2005 04:59 AM
hey, yoohoooo,where are you

did anyone made tato candy ,i want to know if i succesfukky told you the recepe,so won t be too hard for anyone to follow.

thanks.

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by Francine on July 03, 2005 05:03 AM
Sorry, it was not intentional, the word is : successFULLY [Big Grin] [Big Grin] [perplexed]

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by Amigatec on July 04, 2005 01:57 AM
I'm off to the kitchen. I HAVE to try this one.

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by Amigatec on July 04, 2005 10:25 AM
I tried it and it was runny. I added more sugar and some flour and finally got it to thicken up a littlem but it was good.

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by Francine on July 04, 2005 11:13 PM
hi amigatec,

thanks for trying my recepe,i m sorry you had trouble with it;next time maybe a little less tato,i know you did like i said but sometimes less is more. i don t really know wath lem means in french,sorry.next time don t put flour.

have a good day and happy 4th of july,party but if you drink don t drive cuz we want you here for a long time. [Confused] [Confused] [muggs] [muggs] [party]

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by Amigatec on July 05, 2005 07:08 AM
I miss spelled it, I meant to say 'it thickened it up a little'. I will try it again.

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by Merme on July 31, 2005 04:53 AM
[flower] [flower] Maxi & Potato Candy! [flower] [flower]

Francine, the kid came home from summer camp today and was so happy to discover that you'd sent him some of YOUR potato candy! I don't think he quite believed me about it after our attempt.

He tasted it and yelled "Now THIS is real candy!" and went skipping happily off to play, a chunk in his hand.

Then he came back to tell me "See, Mommy, what happens when you do it the RIGHT way with ONE potato and not TWO potato or more?!"

He thinks you are magic, Francine.

Thanks again!

Merme

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by Lucy Lou on July 31, 2005 09:42 AM
What if you microwave a potato instead of boil it? I have to look to see if you peel the tater before you boil it. Sounds strange to me. How much candy does this make? I love peanut butter. Maybe I would just make half a batch since 2 lb. of powdered sugar seems like it would make a lot.
Have you ever tried freezing it? Probably not, if it is really yummy, since it would be all gone before you got it frozen.

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