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 This recipe, courtesy of the
Idaho Potato
Commission, is too cute for words!
It will be a big hit for Halloween. Your favorite Idaho mashed potatoes can be
used here instead of instant - leftover ones work especially well. Click
photo to
enlarge detail.
Mummified Mashed Idaho Potatoes
4 cups prepared Instant Mashed Idaho Potatoes
(Or leftover mashed potatoes)
Corn husk (fresh or packaged)*
Assorted vegetables
Recommended vegetables:
- Peas and carrots for eyes
- Herbs for eyelashes
- Black olive slices for eyebrows
- Corn kernels for ears
- Sliced radishes and olive halves for shoes
Additional suggestions:
- Red, yellow, green bell pepper slices
- Sugar snap peas
- Cucumbers
- Green beans
- Zucchini
- Eggplant
After preparing instant mashed potatoes according to box directions, let
potatoes cool to touch.
Place opened cornhusk on plate and put on large dollop (approximately 3/4
cup) of potatoes in center of husk. Gently mold potatoes into the oblong
shape of a mummy.
Select vegetables to create mummy features and choose approximate location
where to place. Carefully press the vegetables into potatoes.
*Note: Corn husks are used to enhance the visual appearance (they are not
edible). Mummified Mashed Idaho Potatoes can be prepared without corn husks.
Makes 4 servings.
Recipe courtesy the
Idaho Potato Commission.
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