Irish Potato Candy - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 c. sugar
1/2 c. milk
1 Tbsp. cream of tartar
1/4 tsp. salt
1 tsp. vanilla
2 tsp. cinnamon

Preparation

Mix all ingredients in a saucepan.
Cook to boiling point, stirring constantly.
Continue cooking, stirring occasionally, to 234\u00b0, or until a few drops of mixture forms a soft ball when dropped in cold water.
Remove from heat; cool at room temperature, without stirring, until lukewarm, 135\u00b0.
Add 1 teaspoon vanilla.
Beat until creamy and quite stiff.
Shape with fingers into small pieces to resemble potatoes.
Roll in 2 teaspoons cinnamon.