Irish Potato Snow Balls

Ingredients

• Potatoes
• Egg Yolk
• Small piece of butter
• Bread crumbs
• Salt, to taste
• Lard (optional, used to deep fry)

Directions

1. Cut the potatoes into cubes and
2. Boil in water until tender
3. Drain off the water
4. Let potatoes steam until they break into pieces
5. Mix potato pieces with egg yolk, butter, bread crumbs and salt
6. Form mixture into balls
7. Fry in lard or brown in oven

Source — Creole Cookery Book
Prepared by Margaret King
Louisiana Anthology
April 2, 2020