Potato Puffs - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 medium-sized Irish potatoes (old ones or Idaho)
1/2 c. boiling water
1/2 c. Crisco or butter
2/3 c. flour
2 eggs
1 tsp. salt
pepper and dash of nutmeg

Preparation

Cook potatoes in barely enough water to cover.
When done, put through a potato ricer.
Put water and shortening on stove.
Bring to rapid boil and add flour all at once, stirring rapidly until mixture leaves sides of pan and forms a mass or ball.
Cool.
Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each.
Add salt, pepper, nutmeg and potatoes.
Drop by tablespoon in hot Crisco and cook until light brown.