St. Patrick's Day Recipe- Colcannon

Colcannon

4 cups mashed potatoes (Real Irish spuds only please)
1½ cups cabbage, cooked and chopped fine
½ cup butter (real butter is best)
½ evaporated milk or cream
¾ cup onion, chopped very fine
Few strips bacon/or bacon grease
¼ teaspoons salt
1/8 teaspoon white pepper
A thimble
A button
A ring
A coin (make sure you clean this well)

In large cooking pan, fry bacon, add onion and saute'. Discard bacon and grease. Add all of the above ingredients, except the cabbage and play pretties, and cook over low heat while blending together. Turn the heat to medium and add the chopped cabbage. The mixture will have a pale green cast. Stir occasionally until the mixture is warm enough to eat. Put in the pretties and eat very cautiously.

Serves about 6 healthy eaters.