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Hi everyone,

I promised Deanna to get my mom's recipe for potato balls a while ago, but
I'm unable to reach her by email. Anyway, maybe other people would be
interested, too. These are original recipes, no substitutions. So here are
my mom's recipes for "Kloesse". She's been making them for ~40 years so
it's one of those "add until is feels right" recipes. It might take some
trying out. She said she gave it to several people, and they had initial
problems, but after the third try or so they came back and said the potato
balls turned out great.

Gummikloesse:

1 kg potatoes (the starchy kind)
1 egg
~ 4 Ts potato starch
~ 1/2 ts salt

Peel and cook potatoes, mash. (Don't let them cool, use them warm.) Add
egg, salt, and as much potato starch as is necessary to make a smooth, not
sticky dough. Make potato balls and cook them for about 10 min in simmering
water. (They can fall to pieces in too rapidly boiling water).

Raw potato balls:

1 1 kg potatoes (the starchy kind)
~ 4 Ts potato starch
~ 1/2 ts salt

Peel all potatoes, cook about 2/3 of them, mash. Finally grind the
remaining potatoes, add them together with the liquid produced during
grinding to the warm boiled potatoes. Add salt and the necessary amount of
starch. Make flattened potato balls and cook them in simmering water for
15-20 min.
Depending on the potatoes, these might not look too appetizing. They can be
grey-greenish, especially after they get cold, but don't let that put you
off. The leftovers are stil great cut to pieces and reheated in a frying
pan, with onions and eggs if you like.

(Note: 1 kg = 1000 g = about two pounds
       Ts = tablespoon
       ts = teaspoon)


Enjoy!

Sylvia