Yes, it was 60 years ago, when I made this with my Grandmother. My sis and I were trying to recall how we did it. Thanks for printing..We did divide the dough and color half red and half green. then roll into small balls and put them on a cookie sheet and squash them with a fork and add a walnut half on each. Really "sweet" memories.

I add a teaspoon of vanilla extract..just gives it a little more depth!

I grew up with my Grandma's potato candy every Christmas. She would use food coloring to dye the paste. I have made it a tradition at our house. Some people thought I was crazy, until they tried it.

Thanks for posting this recipe, I have been looking for it. My dad made it when I was a kid.
Merry Christmas!

My mom made this recipe every year for Christmas and it brings back so many memories of her. It has been a yearly requirement of Christmas with my own kids. I hope we keep this recipe alive for many years to come.

I was worried that this wonderful old recipe hadn't survived, but judging from some of the other comments I've read there are a a lot of us 50 and 60-somethings with fond memories of this delicious candy. THANK YOU for posting it!

I have been looking for this recipie for a long time. Thank you so much for posting it!!

Really love this candy. My stepmother use to make it all the time for all us kids growing up. Now i'm going to make some for christmas this year, give some family the taste of it that has never heard of it or tried it.

Justin, I grew up making this with my mother. I would put in the refrigerator for a while, take it out and slice small pieces, rewrap in foil and place in freezer. Whenever I had a desirer for some, I would take a slice from the freezer. Couldn't say how long it will last in the freezer, because normally in two weeks it would be gone. Try your own ideas with it, like adding cooled slightly melted chocolate on the peanut butter, let it cool, roll and place in refrigerator. Or some of the other ideas sent in.

So glad I found this recipe again Going to make it for my grandchildren. My mother always made this as a children growing up in the 50's

Thanks! I made this last night. It's yummy, but I wish I would have rolled the potato/sugar out thinner. How long will this candy keep in the refrigerator?

My mother made this every Christmas, I had the recipe but lost it. Thank you. I can now make it this Christmas.

My granddaughters have requested I make this for them for Christmas. So glad I found this recipe. I remember also when I was young -some 70 yrs ago.

My Gram use to make this candy with a twist. Instead of using crunchy peanutbutter she would use creamy. After cooling and slicing the candy she would dip it in chocolate and roll it in crushed peanuts. SO YUMMY!!

I had this as a child... I am so glad to have found the recipe! Thank you for posting it.