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Holiday Desserts Courtesy of www.northpolewest.com Mashed Potato Candy (bad name, good candy) • 1/4 cup hot mashed potatoes • 1 1/2 cups flaked coconut • 1 teaspoom melted butter • 1/2 teasp. vanilla • 1/4 teasp. grated orange peel • 1 3/4 cup powdered sugar Combine potatoes and butter in medium bowl. Slowly add sugar, beating until well blended. Add remaining ingredients and mix well. Drop by teaspoonfuls on to wax paper or form roll, chill and slice. Bourbon Custard (two sugarplum thumbs up!) • 4 cups whipping cream • 1 cup sugar • 12 very large egg yolks slightly beaten • 1/2 cup bourbon Preheat oven to 325°. Butter a 2 quart casserole. Bring cream and sugar to a simmer in heavy large saucepan, stirring until sugar dissolves. Beat yolks in small bowl to blend. Wisk into the egg yolks 1 cup of the cream mixture, then pour back into saucepan with remaining cream mixture. Cook until it begins to thicken, stirring constantly for 1 minute longer DO NOT BOIL. Strain into bowl. Mix in bourbon. Pour into buttered casserole. Set casserole in large baking pan. Add enough hot water to baking pan to come halfway up the sides of the casserole. Bake until top of custard browns evenly (approx. 1 1/2 hours) custard may not be set in center thats O.K. Remove from oven, cool on rack. Refridgerate. Serve well chilled. (8-10 servings). $7.00 a Bag Bagged or Bulk Loose 10 December 2014 AZintheSaddle.com