Mummified Mashed Potatoes for Halloween

Note from Cheri: These Halloween Mummies made from mashed potatoes are easy to make and are a fun and tasty side dish for kids of all ages. Thanks to the Idaho Potato Commission for sharing this clever idea with us. Check out the links below for more fabulous Halloween potato recipes. Halloween Potato Recipes Mashed Potato Green Coiled Snakes Mashed Potato Orange Caterpillars Mashed Potato Pink Spiders Mashed Potato Vampire Bats Mashed Potato Mummies

mashed potatoes or garlic mashed potatoes or fat free mashed potatoes Recommended Vegetables: peas & 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 Optional: corn husks, fresh or packaged

Note: The cornhusks are used to enhance the visual appearance of this dish and are NOT edible. You can also make this dish by omitting the corn husks. Prepare mashed potatoes and let cool to touch. Place an unopened cornhusk on a plate and put a large dollop (about 3/4 cup) in the center of the husk. Gently mold potatoes into the oblong shape of a mummy. Select vegetables to create the mummy's features and choose the approximate location of where to place. Carefully press the vegetables into the potatoes. Serve immediately.