Randomness: Holiday Questions

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week of Dec 7th: Holiday Questions

Happy Holidays everyone!
1. what's your favorite holiday movie? "A Christmas Story"

2. who do you spend the holidays with? Steve, my kids, my brother, his wife and their kids and my in-laws.

3. do you have any special food you make each year? Potato Candy

4. when holiday shopping, do you stick to a budget or do you overspend? I usually overspend but this year I MUST stick to the budget.

5. do you decorate your home for the holidays? Yes, but I probably won't this year. No one in my house is in the Christmas spirit.

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POTATO CANDY
2 (1 lb.) boxes powdered sugar
1/2 c. hot mashed potatoes, drained
1 sm. jar crunchy peanut butter

Mix sifted sugar into potatoes a little at a time by hand. (Don't panic when potatoes liquify as the first sugar is added. This is what it's supposed to do. Just keep adding sugar until it is pastry consistency.) Sprinkle wax paper with additional powdered sugar. Take baseball-sized ball of mixture and roll out like pastry. Spread with peanut butter and roll like a jelly roll. Wrap rolls in plastic wrap;