Best Needhams
By
Mary Beam
@ciaoitalia
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Truly a Maine treat. From my Cooking Down East recipe book, whose pages are very worn.
Ingredients
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3/4 cmashed potato
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1/2 tspsalt
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2 lbconfectioner's sugar
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1 stickmargarine
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1/2 lbflaked coconut
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2 tspvanilla
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12 ozpackage semi-sweet chocolate chips
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4 ozsquare unsweetened chocolate
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1/2cake paraffin
How to Make Best Needhams
- Pare and cook potato to make 3/4 cup mashed. Add salt.
- Use a double boiler to melt the margarine.
- Add the potato, confectioner's sugar, coconut & vanilla.
- Mix well, then turn onto a buttered jelly roll pan, spreading evenly.
- Place in a cool place to harden. When hard, cut into small squares and dip in the following chocolate mixure.
- In a double boiler, place paraffin on boiling water to melt.
- Add both types of chocolate to the pan and melt. Stir well to mix.
- Use a toothpick to dip the squares in the chocolate and put on waxed paper to harden.
