Potato Candy -Easy Peanut Butter Pinwheels - 3 Ingredient - Depression Recipe- The Hillbilly Kitchen
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- Potato Candy AKA Peanut Butter Pinwheels - Depression Era Recipe Potato Candy AKA Peanut Butter Pinwheels - Depression Era Recipe- Easy No- Fail Candy This recipe is going to save you both time and money. It absolutely tastes as delicious as the traditional, much more difficult syrup version of Peanut Butter Pinwheels. The recipe dates back to the Depression and originated in the Southern Appalachian Mountains.
It has a smooth creamy texture and is firm enough to hold it’s shape. You can take as much time as you need to adjust the consistency and get it absolutely perfect. There is no worrying about temperature, you don’t even have to measure exact. It is perfect for gift giving, something quick to take to an office party, holiday get together, potluck or hostess gift. No one will have any idea it was so easy to make.
You can ship this candy. Store it in an airtight container in the fridge for the longest life. This is a kid friendly recipe. There is nothing hot enough to cause a burn and it doesn’t require a long attention span. You can use other nut butters in this recipe for variations and allergies - Nutella, Almond Butter, Sunflower Butter…
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Ingredients:
About 4 tablespoons Cooked Mashed Russet Potato
3 to 4 cups Powdered Sugar
¼ to 1/3 cup Peanut Butter
Optional:
A pinch of Salt
½ teaspoon Vanilla
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When I was a little girl, my cousin was a Marine fighting in Vietnam. My mom and I use to make this recipe and put the candy in Tin boxes. We would mail the boxes to my cousin. He is an older man now. Every time I see him he still tells me how much that taste of home helped him. It’s a great recipe.
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Thanks so much for sharing your sweet story
I still make it every Christmas.
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Grandma made this for Christmas every year. I remember peeling the potato, when I was 5, and trying to stir the mixture, but couldn’t. I’d have powdered sugar everywhere, and my wonderful granny would hug me, and sprinkle the sugar on my nose and kiss it off. I’m 53, and she’s been gone 43 years. I make this for my family, for the holidays, always remembering my granny!
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Such a sweet memory! I remember making this with my Granny and Momma and now, I'm a Nanny to 3 girls and I can't wait for them to get big enough to pass on these memories and traditions with them! I hope I'm half the Granny my Granny and Momma was/are. I have visions of owning a bakery and my daughter's and granddaughter's working with me. Lol. Now THAT would make some memories with all of our hard heads! 🤣😂🤣😂
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Ahhhh. This chokes me up. So touching.
I miss mine too.😢
I love how she doesn't use a ton of different kitchen tools, I love recipes where I don't need to use every contraption in my kitchen
I know, but I just want to give her a whisk and especially a spatula to get all the goodness out of bowls!! Just a fork to stir is harder.
My Great Aunt died 20 yrs ago. Every time we’d go to Kentucky for Memorial wknd she’d be making it. She knew my mom and I loved it so she’s have tons for us. I’ve been wanting this for yrs. another aunt threw out the recipe, said was to hard. I was scrolling through your stuff and found this. So happy I about cried. Gonna start making tomorrow so I can make some for my mom for Christmas. Thank so much
I lost my Mother last year. She was 90 years old. When I first found your site I cried because the way you cook is so similar to the way she cooked and it just brought tons of memories flooding back in. I watch you every day and truly enjoy your videos.
I feel the same way, My Grandma and Mom cooked like Becky !!!!😎😎😎
Look like fun
You said it perfectly
I have made potato candy it is easy
I lost my mother in Sept @ 90 y.o. too. Like you I was in tears watching the lady make the food my mother and grandmothers made when i was a child. It wasn't necessarily "hillbilly" food. It was simple, downhome cooking made as tasty as possible with what little one had available to make a meal with during the Great Depression. In retrospect those were the days! Hard but idyllic, compared to these disastrous times we live in now!
My neighbor when I was a little girl, was from Kentucky and he taught me when I was 6 year's old how to make this potatoe candy. I loved showing my friends when I was a teenager. My friends couldn't believe there was a potato in it... Brings back some great memories. I'm 54!
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Stop with the trying to pick up women here.
We used to make the same potato mixture but used peppermint extract, rolled it out and cut out little circles with a shot glass, froze them then dipped them in melted chocolate to make homemade chocolate mints at Christmas. :)
oh that sounds wonderful!
Wowwers that sounds great also❣️
I actually missed it up. My grandmother told me to use boiled potato in jacket. Well I did not ask how many potatoes… I boiled enough potatoes to make potato salad. I’d purchased about a dozen large bags of confectionery sugar. I kept adding sugar to about 6 medium potatoes and ended up with a table full of sticky syrup mixture and about a roll of parchment paper before I just gave it up. Later when I visited ( because she was deaf ) I told her I did the recipe wrong. She laughed and laughed and told me one potato. Too this day, I think of all the recipes she gave me even from when she was in school at KSD and Home Ec was called Domestic Science in early 1900’s. But my fondest memories was always learning, canning, all types of sewing and cooking from scratch. I was the oldest grandchild and only grandchild that learned the old fashion family recipes. The greatest gift that Money could never buy. I have her original recipes hand written in her school composition books from her school years.
What a blessing
When I was a little girl the mother of one of my classmates made this. I haven’t had any since the 1950’s as I didn’t know what it was called. I’m going to buy a potato tomorrow so I can include this in my grandkid’s Christmas goody boxes! Thank you.
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I love this memory. I remember the first time my parents did this recipe, they did something similar. We lived in a military neighborhood. My mom went to all the neighbors borrowing powdered sugar. When the candy was made, she went back around the neighborhood giving out the massive amount of candy they made!
Wonderful story! Laughed a lot, because I’ve seen that done, numerous times! 😁
I asked Mom if she had ever ate any potato candy and she said yes she had as a kid. She is 93 and was raised in a farm house during the depression. Our people are from Ireland and Scotland. Thank you Becky
I was so sorry to hear about your husband. I do so much enjoy the hillbilly country kitchen. You do such a good job. May your holidays be blessed.
I Love when Everyone in the audience tells a memory about their heritage, Thank You Dan
Omg I can't believe I'm seeing this. I've never crossed paths with anyone that's even heard of this candy. This has been a Christmas treat since before I was born in my family. Its so easy and fun to make. I don't even like PB but I love this candy. My mom passed a couple of years ago at 88 years old. This candy brings back so many warm memories. Thank you so much for putting this out there.
Thanks for sharing your memory with us. God bless you!
Was shocked to see this . Been making this since I was a kid. And I don't know of anyone either that has heard of it. Was going to make it , had the peanut butter but no potatoe.
@@helenatha3410 me too it's so good too 😊
Same..no one understood what I was talking about! Lol
Is this a soft candy?
I absolutely love your channel mainly because my family originated from Kentucky my Mamaw is from Inez Kentucky aaand my Mamaw used to babysit Loretta Lynn when Loretta Lynn was a little baby!!!
my Mamaw used to love telling people about it.. I miss her sitting on the front porch with her dress on chewing on a toothpick with her deep Kentucky accent she was so funny and witty.
she had 15 children and they lived up in the hollers of West Virginia...my Papaw Was a coal miner all his life until the day he died of black lung I'm proud to be the daughter of a hillbilly my daddy was the best man he passed away in 2015 but anyway my mama used to make this potato candy along with a lot of other recipes you make.
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Shannon, I'm proud to be the daughter of a Hillbilly Daddy too! My Daddy was wonderful, sweet, humble & very funny. We just lost him a week before his 95th birthday Aug 7th. I miss him terribly. Here's to Hillbilly Daddy's!!!
When I saw this video
It took me back to a
Dear friend I lost years
Ago . She made this
Every. Christmas.
Thanks for the memories.
My papaw was a coal miner. Left WV to Oh. when he was told he had black lung and to get out of the mines. I miss him and mamaw. The food was always so full of flavor.
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This candy was one I ate as a child. It was an award for me, my nephews and cousins because my mom's brother grew the potatoes and we kids picked them up after he plowed them up. While doing the work, my uncle's wife was making this potato candy so I never got to see how it was made! I love it and I have failed the syrup version many times. If we saw it at a flea market I'd buy it for him lol. I'm assuming the Amish women made it as they were there. They didn't act like they would like to be approached and engage in conversation so I didn't ask if this was their potato candy or the syrup version. Thank you soooooo very much for this. I'm 65 now and I'm going to fix this for my 79 year old husband. He refused to let me pay $30 for 12 pieces from The Swiss Colony! He and I will enjoy this during Christmas and other times! Merry Christmas from Stearns, Kentucky! Charlie and Becca Stanley. 🌲🎄⛄☃️❄
My introduction to potato candy happened about 65 years ago in Atlanta, GA. I was outside with my family, and the lady next door came out with a platter of "potato candy" and offered us some. I remember that I liked it, and asked for more. This is the first time since then that I have ever seen a recipe for it, and directions for making it. I think I'll give it a try. I also want you to know that I really appreciate it when you share the gospel and remind us to put God first! Thank you for not being afraid to speak the truth.
Just wondering what part of Atlanta, GA you’re from!? I grew up in East Atlanta, not far from the pharmacy where they made Coke a Cola! That’s where my mom bought our medicine/prescriptions ! Mom and her mom made it regular! No holiday for this treat. I’ve made it for my family as well! Sometimes mom would make extra mashed potatoes just so she could have enough to make the candy for after the lunch on Sunday and supper at other times! Of course she wouldn’t put the salt and pepper in it until she had the desired amount of potatoes! I’ve just found this website so I most certainly will put it in my favorites!
I lived near Boulevard and Georgia Tech. Mom and I actually dressed up to ride the bus into downtown Atlanta to shop. We wore hats and gloves. I wore black patent leather shoes, and carried a little purse. Don't get me started!
I learned about this from a friend who was raised in West Virginia and Western Maryland. She used a scoop of leftover mashed potatoes after dinner and whipped it up in no time for dessert. She also taught me how to can many fruits and vegetables. We would buy 2 bushels of peaches or whatever fruit was in season, and work them up together, and split the results. Using our 2 canning pots made short work of it! We lost her at a young age due to breast cancer. Thank you Diane Snoots, rest in peace.
I've made this candy since I was a child in PA. It is a Christmas tradition for most PA Dutch families.
Same here, my nana made cinnamon pinwheels as well.
Yes! My Grandmother in PA use to make this at Christmas! I was shocked to see this! I haven’t had it in so long! 😍
My fam only did cookies and christmas gramcracker and nut log roll. Easter we do the cherry and other powder sugar chocolate covered candy eggs. 😁
How many of us from PA remember a variation of this recipe! Mine came from the Irish.☘
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I’m 60 and this candy is very sentimental to me. My mama grew up with it and was considered a treat. Then she made it for us. She’s been gone 20yrs now. Thank you
Sprinkle a little water on the counter, then the parchment or wax paper. Helps it to stay put when rolling out.
Thanks for your tip. I will be doing this. Rhonda
Thanks for your tip. That had never crossed my mind. I got to where I expected trouble with sliding paper.
Thank you! I love this respie I love the little tips that make life easier!
Great idea. Thank you maam
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Becky, I'm born and raised in Central PA. & our family has been making this as long as I can remember - I'm 71 years old! Always a favorite. I've made it for others & some special occasions - no one believes it was made with a potato - HA! But they all love it! I even split the dough, add different food coloring to each ball of dough and have red & green rolls at Christmas, maybe pink and purple at Easter, etc. It's such a great candy and definitely a conversation piece when you tell them it's made with potatoes - FUN! Thank you for all your recipes and instructions, God Bless!!
I’m 60 and made this country/Irish recipe with both sides of my family 😉🎄
My Mama taught me to make this when I was a kid. She kept it simple, though. One tater, one bag of powdered sugar. I'm asked every year if I'm making it again. You've given me some ideas to make it a little easier. Thank you.
Just ain't Christmas without this candy
My Grandma taught me to make it when I was young
I love this recipe! I am Irish and I was told that during the potato famine in Ireland people were craving these because this is one of their candy they would make with potatoes. Thank you for such a great video! ☘️
Did they use something else other than peanut butter in Ireland, because I can't imagine them having it there at that time?
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Yes Im told it's Irish. Though my German Grandma is who made it. Told it was Grandpa's secret family recipe. That was passed down from the first person to make it in Ireland. It was to be kept hush and only family taught how to make it. No one had ever heard of it until the age of internet when someone somewhere but it online. Now the secrets out everywhere. But if it's passed down in your family then you are Irish.
I remember my dad making this. He was from Tennessee. It was the only thing he made, and of course his 5 children likes to help...
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My aunt, of Pennsylvania Dutch descent, made this for me when I was 9. I'm 65, and I've been waiting for this recipe! Thank you so much for sharing!
Aww that's great!
I'm so glad you made this my grandmother who raised me taught me how to make this when I was 7 years old. She's 96 years old and will be 97 in July her and I still make potatoe candy every year so thank you so much I really don't have any family all them have shunned me I guess I'm the black sheep so my 96 year old granny is my rock she taught me about the good Lord above she took me to church I love her sooo much and we love your videos❤❤❤❤❤❤
Thank you for sharing that Tracy. God bless you and your Granny!
Thank you and God Bless you and your family
We have enjoyed this at our house for almost 50 years. When we were dating, someone with whom my husband worked told him how to make potato candy. So we made it together at my parents home. It was a big hit, we all enjoyed it. As our 6 children came along, it was a traditional recipe in our home. It was so nice to see you sharing this recipe with so many people. It has been awhile since I made this. I think our grandchildren need some again. Thank you.
We are brand new Tennessee residents and I'm so glad I came across your channel! I love all of your recipes and also that you use your channel to glorify our Lord. God bless you and your beautiful ministry.
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“Not having to rush, not having to hurry”……….good way to cook, good way to live. Looking forward to making this very soon. Thank you for sharing.
I love this candy. I learned how to make 15 years ago from an older sweet lady. Once you eat it, you crave it.
Amen!!! It’s so addicting
I've only found this candy a few months ago, because it is sold at my local Ingles store..I definitely crave it in between my shopping visits.. it's also sold at 5.95 a pound.. so I spend a good price to starve off my addiction 🙃
My Aunt taught me to make this when I was 10 years old. Now I'm 73 and still make it at least once each year.
I’m 62 years old and my mom used to make this when I was a child. This is the first time I’ve seen it made anywhere. Thank you.
My great grand mother told me that a German immigrant woman taught her how to make it in the early 1900’s Grandma passed in 1979 at the healthy age of 107 I helped her make it for Thanksgiving and Christmas.They lived in the Davidson Tennessee area back then,moved to Indiana in 1941.I still make it newby’s can’t believe it’s made from potatoes.Still my favorite candy.❤️👍🎅🏻
What a great story and memory of your great grand mother❤️ thanks for sharing...
I can't seem to get the recipe
Thelma Dailey Three ingredients Yukon gold potato powdered sugar and peanut butter,boil potato to mash add nothing to potato.Mash potato lump free,it will take roughly 1cup powdered sugar per tablespoon of potato.I start with 5 tablespoons potato start with one cup sugar mix keep adding sugar until it reaches doughy texture.Sometimes it takes less sugar,sometimes more depends on moisture in potato.Its pretty self explanatory in the video I’ve been making it for 40 years counting the times I helped my Great Grandmother
Thelma Dailey Typo it’s been 50 years
@@thelmadailey3160, it's at the beginning of the video.
My gram was from PA and taught me as a teen, how to make this and I began my Christmas tradition when I married. My sons always requested this when they married and now my older sister wants me to make it yearly. I made three batches. Flavored the white with vanilla or almond extract. The red flavored with peppermint or raspberry and the green batch with spearmint. P.S. I’ve also used Nutella on one batch…been making this over 50 years now.
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My grandmother was from somewhere in Eastern Ky. My mom learn to make Potato Candy from her. I have not seen anyone make this in 30 yrs. Brings back memories, watching this video.
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I cannot wait to try this! Not even gonna wait until Christmas lol. I haven't seen your vids in a while and I've missed them! Your presence is so calming and peaceful. I thank you for not being scared to be an out and proud Christian these days and sharing your faith with all!! ❤
My Pennsylvania Dutch family has been making this for generations. It’s even in the very old Dutch cookbooks that were handed down to me - which I’ll pass along to my granddaughter. I love this candy!
That’s what I just posted. Funny same thing
Pa Dutch families can cook and bake.
Growing up our potato candy was called "oysters." It had the mashed potato & pwrd sugar small balls, then dipped in milk chocolate and rolled in grnd nuts. I'm going to try your recipe!
Oooo! This sounds nice too!
I'm also going to make yours and see how everyone likes them I might chop dried fruit and dark chocolate then pecans
Yes that sounds good, You could also fill them with peanut butter first then dip them.
@@eveny119 I’ve not made this in decades, but every once in awhile, this candy comes to mind, and one of those times I was thinking about making it and at the end, taking a pinwheel slice and rolling into a ball, dipping some of them into chocolate.
God bless you , Becky!
I have been looking for this recipe for years! My Mom and I made these when I was a child - Oh the memories!
I'm 66 and my country Elementary school in SW Virginia had wonderful lunch ladies that cooked our lunches. They made this candy about once a month. I have no idea if it was made like this, but I loved it. Thanks for sharing this!
My dad made this potato candy in the early 40s and I never got his recipe so it is a joy to to run across this video Thank you and. God bless
You are so welcome! Thank you 😊 God Bless You!
My mother use to make this candy every holiday and she never wrote it down. She was from Kentucky. I am so thankful that you made this video. Thank you.
That's how mother taught it to me in the 50s. She also poured melted chocolate over some of the pinwheels. I taught it to my kids. Brings back memories. Thanks for sharing.
I made this in my 7th grade home economics class (1973). Haven't seen this since; but it was good candy! Thank you!
Some of the best, creative cooks came out of the depression....
As they’ve always said necessity is the mother of invention.. maybe candy wasn’t a necessity, but we all sure do love it.
My mom made this also for Christmas and Thanksgiving. She also made vinegar pie which is delicious. And my Grandma Moore with her no bake chocolate oatmeal cookies and my Grandma Jarnigan's biscuits. I remember my Grandma Jarnigan almost whipped my behind because I washed her bread pan. I enjoy making food from back in the day. Those were the most blessed days considering my Mom and Dad raised 10 children in the late 40's thru the early 60's in Eastern Tennessee.
What is vinegar pie I've never heard of it
My mother in law taught me how to make this. 36 years later, it is still a huge hit at our house.
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This was the first video I found of yours and then y'all got sick. I went through it with you like we'd known each other for years. You're very special and I've learned more than cooking from you
This was always one of the candies that my aunts made for Thanksgiving and Christmas dinner at my granny’s house.
Thanks for sharing that with us, God bless you!
My Nana used to make this every year. She passed away last year just before Christmas. It was always my favorite thing to help her make for Christmas. Now Nana and Papa are together and it's my turn to teach my son how to make this. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for making this video it brought back wonderful memories.
Making and sharing family memories is what makes life good! I hope you and your son have a wonderful Christmas.
Our family favorite. I learned to make this as a child. I'm 71 and my family made this many years before I was born. This is the same recipe we use. Thank you.
I grew up eating this I’m so glad to see somebody has a recipe out there for it and is spread in the world this stuff is good
I recall my great granny making it, yummy. She was from Kentucky. Once in a great while, I see it at a bake sale. Thank you so much for sharing this recipe, and your faith.
My mom made candy the hard way. What a humongous blessing this is. Peanut butter is maybe my #1 favorite food, and potatoes. What a great blessing. Be blessed.💗
I've made this for years. My grandmother gave me the recipe. My family begs me to make it..... not just for the holidays. 😀
My mom used to make this when i was growing up.
I asked my sisters and brother if they knew how to make it a couple years ago, and not one of them could remember her making it. She passed away in 2013, there are so many things she made that I regret not asking her about over the years.
I would have never guessed it was made with a potato when i was a kid. When i saw this videos cover I instantly recognized those peanut butter logs..
Thanks for the video!
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Hi Becky I’m so sorry to hear that you have lost Brett. I just found you 2 weeks ago and I am so hooked. I’m originally from Tennessee but now live in the Middle East due to my husband’s job. You are such a comfort to me. I had this many years ago so I made it tonight. Thank you for your gentle spirit and Godlywisdom. I watch every day. May God bless you.💕
My mama used to make this!!.. she has been gone for 19 years!!.. and this year has been hard.. my daddy is in the hospital with Covid pneumonia so Christmas is extra hard this year!!!.. Thank you for a precious memory!!!
My mom used to make this for me every Christmas as an adult! My favorite
Thanks for sharing your memory with us. God bless you!
I'm 44 & I've been making it this way since I was a very young girl. It's a great recipe.
Been making tader candy my whole life, love seeing the confused looks I get when I explain it to others
My grandma made this all the time. Thank you for the recipe
My mom and grandma used to make this for us. What a memory this has brought back.
This is the exact recipe my Dad taught me back in the 70’s. Thanks for the memories. RIP Dad! Merry Christmas!
What is the recipe I would love to have it
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@@thelmadailey3160 3 or 4 cups powder sugar, a boiled potato , 1/4 to 1/3 cup peanut butter, pinch of salt, 1/2 tsp vanilla
@@thelmadailey3160 3 or 4 cups powder sugar, a boiled potato , 1/4 to 1/3 cup peanut butter, pinch of salt, 1/2 tsp vanilla
@@thelmadailey3160 3 or 4 cups powder sugar, a boiled potato , 1/4 to 1/3 cup peanut butter, pinch of salt, 1/2 tsp vanilla
I found your channel recently. I just love you and your cooking. You really can cook good meals.! My mother in law cooked like you. She was so frugal, but when family was around she cooked a lot from her garden. She taught me so much starting when I was 18. I am now 74 and she will always be in my heart when I am cooking. You are a beautiful, tender hearted woman who loves her family very much
Welcome to The Hillbilly Kitchen! Thank you for sharing your memories and your kind words. God bless you!
My grandma Emma Butler always made this. I loved it. We all did. Thank you for showing this.
Butler! That was my sister's married name! (John Butler) They have been deceased a long time.
@@grandmajane2593 my grandma was Emma and grandpa Roy Butler. Not a lot of info on Grandpa's family.
@@deborahfogel3689 - thanks, I never knew much about the Butlers. They were in-laws so I wasn't very interested at the time. l o l
My dad told me my Aunt Mary (his sister law who was older than him), would make him potato candy and he loved it. My dad had cancer and I was caring for him. I searched and found a recipe in hopes to surprise him. Unfortunately he passed away before I could make it for him. I’ve not thought about making it for us until this video. Had I known there was a way to make it so fast I’m sure I would have made dad some. I’ll try to make this so that my little brother and I can enjoy it and remember my dad and Aunt Mary while we ear it.
I'm a grannie and happy to see this recipe come back to life! Also, thanks for the reminder of the days when I use to make these for my boys. The recipe presented here is correctly made and to be honest, tastes lovely. You can also leave the peanut butter out and simply wrap it up as you would salt water taffy in waxed paper.
I made these this past Christmas- everyone loved them. My husband had the hardest time trying to figure that potatoes were used and said can't taste that good, boy did he change his mind after trying one 👌
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Very interesting. I’m from India..... I need to try this for Christmas 😍 thank you! God bless you. Keep Him first always.
Thank you 😊 God Bless You! Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas to you and your family.🎄❤️😘
We had potato candy growing up, my mama made it till some of us kids got old enough to make it. Not the syrupy kind. I have made it through the years and when I got married, my husband’s family just used a scoop of leftover homemade mashed potatoes. So I started making it that way and it works very well that way. Potato Candy is one of my favorite candies, no matter what the occasion is.
As a child, I did this every year with my grandmother. It's also good with jam.
How much jam? Do you still put the peanut butter on it too and then add the jam or just the jam only?
@@whitewolfnoami we did just the jam but it would be really good with both, my opinion. We spread the jam on kind of thick, not so much that it would ooze everywhere. Kind of hard to explain.
Oh! Thank you thank you @bonnie mccain. I was wondering if this could be made with a jam instead of the nut butter. Some family members have allergy issues. I'm definitely going to give this a try now.
My grandchildren love potato-peanutbutter candy! Just shared your recipe with oldest grandson so his girlfriend can make it too! Childhood memories being forwarded to next generation. My grandma & mom made it, passed onto 5th generation! Great video, thank you!!
This was a staple in my house growing up. My mom and grandma fixed it. I love it. I'm thinking that the thumbs down have never tried it or have a very delicate palate 👍😁😂😂
As a child of the 60's and 70's in Pa., my mother would often make this candy whenever there was leftover mashed potatoes from dinner the night before. It was our favorite after school snack! ❤
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OMG. As a teenager I had a boss who would make this for me along with a full course turkey dinner in the summer. My favorite. Yummy. I need to make these. This definitely was her recipe. God bless you. You're taking me back approximately 45 years ago. Hugs 🤗and love 😇
I haven't had this for probably 30 years. My grandmother made it for me all the time. 🙂 Thanks for the memories!
My mom used to make potato candy every Christmas and we loved it as kids. This posting brought many fond memories of learning to cook with my mom in the tiny kitchen of our small farm house in northwest Ohio (our family roots are in Maryland and West Virginia).
My mom taught me how to make this when I was a little, little kid. This was basically her way of doing it. I completely forgot that potato candy existed until I saw your video, it's been over 30 year since I've had it. Mom's still around, but we don't do much sugar anymore. Our family is 100% Scotch Irish, from Tennessee.
My mother used to make these when I was a kid! I love them. Thank you for sharing
Thanks for sharing your memory with us. God bless you!
Love these DEPRESSION ERA recipes, back story too 👍
I've never heard of potato candy. Sounds interesting Becky. Thank you so much.
Me either. Sounds very interesting. I have to try it sometime too
My grandma always said like pie dough. One of my favorites for sure.
Becky, you and your recipes are a God given treasure. Thank you, I’ve never heard of this candy, but I can’t wait to make it. Our dear friend from Gates, Tn. had a small restaurant til the late 70’s and she gave my mom many recipes but nothing like this. Many blessings to you all. My dear husband, too, passed away when I was 60. I miss him so much but I’m comforted to know he is with the Lord and we’ll meet up again. Thanks for including scripture in your videos.🙏🏻💜✝️
This is one of my favorite childhood memories!!!!!!!!! I haven't had this in so long, I totally forgot about it. Once you said the name of it, I instantly remembered the flavor of this delicious snack. Thank you so much. God Bless you and your Family!!!!!!
At Christmas time my mom, who was from Johnstown PA, would make several types of candy and layer them in a big popcorn tin on waxed paper. Fudge, divinity, butterscotch puffed rice candy and this potato candy. We would sit around the table playing games and eating her candies. Thank you for the warm memory of Christmases past. ❤
Thank you so much for this recipe! When my grandma passed away we didn’t know what happened to the recipe. I remember my great grandma and my grandma making this as a little girl. I’m going to make some and send to my mom.
This brought back an old memory. About 40 years ago a lady invited me and a friend of mine to lunch. She was a good cook. Well she served these for dessert and I had never heard of it. It was heavenly. I thought it was one of the best things I've ever had. Now I am going to try this on my own. My husband has never had it and I hope to surprise him with it. Thanks for the memory.
My momma made this every Christmas when I was growing up. Wonderful childhood memories.
My mom made this candy using just the three ingredients at Christmas when I was a child. I made it to give to a friend of mine in a homemade container many years ago, coloring the dough red and green for the holidays. The coloring didn't affect the taste, but it just didn't look right to me.
I never wrote down how to make potato candy so I haven't made it since my mom passed, so I'm really happy I found this video. Thank you for sharing!
I'm 64 and had made this with my mother growing up as a little kid. I still make it today almost every Xmas. This year my 33 year old daughter asked for the recipe so the tradition will continue I'm sure. One ingredient I forgot about is the vanilla, but I've been making it without it for years and it still tastes fantastic. However your video is spot on and I'll go back to the vanilla for sure. My mother grew up in Maine and her ancestors were from Canada, go figure. :-)
I use to make these as a teenager and I loved them so much. Thru the years I thought about making them but, lost the recipe. This just thrills my heart. Now I can make them for my family and pass it on. Thank you sooo much for making them. God Bless
My mom made this a few times but I have never seen anyone else make it. I am going to try this. Thank you so much for an old fashioned recipe.
My Mom use to make this candy. I never asked her for this recipe, I have looked for the recipe everywhere, Thank you, now I know how to make it! It was one of my favorites. God Bless you Mom for leading me here for the recipe.
My friend Ronnie put me on this stuff a long time ago around Christmas time, and I love it! I love your channel too by the way! You've got tons of interesting stuff on here, and again I'd like to thank you for using your channel for the Lord! There's not a lot of people who take a bold stand for Christ these days, and you're one of the few.
Thank you for saying that, you are very kind. God bless you!
Thanks so much for thisrecipe. Have a blessed day
I love this depression era recipes. They were so inventive
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My Mamaw has made this since i can remember in Kentucky. Definitely a family favorite.
I actually use my left over mashed potatoes. Whether they are russet or not. I've even used instant potatoes and still delicous.
Just recently ran across your show and i love it.
Merry Christmas to all.
How do you use the instant potatoes?
I used the instant too. But only 2T was our recipe. I use to say it's potato candy but has so little potato. Lol
My grandmother use to make this every year until she wasn’t strong enough and she taught me to do it. I made a TH-cam video on it a couple years ago. Since then I’ve found out that I am allergic to potatoes and I was so bummed because we used potatoes all the time. The last couple years I’ve actually used carrots and last year I used a white sweet potatoes. They both worked just the same as the russet potatoes. I was so pleased. I always use the same amount of vanilla. I’ve never used the syrup before. My carrot and sweet potato mixtures also had the same liquefaction as with the russet potatoes.
Thanks for the memories and a reminder to make this again!
My mom always made this have never known anyone else ! She's gone🥲 and I didn't learn how .Thankyou for this .Along with this she always made the best peanutbutter fudge and chocolate fudge 😋
WOW! I never even HEARD of potato candy 🤷🏼♀️ This is AWESOME 🤗 I can’t wait to try 😋 Thank You 🌹💖
You will love it, it's so delicious, it's addictive though so be careful.
Me neither, and now I'm excited to try it!
I was born in 1956 & my mom made this all the time
My mom made this with leftover mashed potatoes. She grew up in Southern Ky.
My mom has always made this for us and it’s been a huge favorite, but she made it with instant potatoes 😮 and it was still delicious. No one even knew it was potatoes!!