The holidays are over and the amount of food consumed is probably a shock to most and an embarrassment to a few.  Outside of over eating, how many new things did you try over the holidays.  Many cooks use the holidays as a time to experiment on their unsuspecting guests.

One that appeared at our own table was "Mashed Potato Fudge".  It's very good and extremely simple to make.  The ingredients are: 3 squares of unsweetened chocolate (milk chocolate or dark chocolate will work), 3 Tablespoons of butter, 1/8 Teaspoons of salt, 1 Teaspoon of vanilla, and 1 pound of sifted powdered sugar.  The directions are very simple.  Melt the chocolate and the butter in a pan over water (Using a microwave safe bowl and a low power setting works just fine).  Add the potatoes, salt, and vanilla, then stir in the sugar.  Mix it all thoroughly. Knead it until smooth and press the mixture into an 8 inch buttered pan, or use a non-stick cook spray.  Cool and cut into pieces.  This recipe makes about 1 1/4 pounds of fudge. You can add raisins, nuts, chocolate chips or anything else you would add to a fudge recipe.  

This isn't the recipe that was used in our preparations but it still sounds like a good one.  I was surprised to find several "Mashed Potato Fudge" recipes when I typed it into my search bar.  This is just one recipe that I discovered in my mother's recipe box.  I'll have to keep that box handy as I think of different things to make for my grandchildren and tell them stories about their great grandma Gladys.