CANDIED YAMS
Soups and Vegetables:
Candied Yams
from River Road Recipes...
The Textbook of Louisiana Cuisine
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INGREDIENTS:
4 medium size sweet potatoes
1 cup sugar
Dash of salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon or nutmeg
3/4 stick butter
2 slices lemon
1 tablespoon flour
1/4 cup water
TO PREPARE:
Peel and cut potatoes as for thick french fries. Place in 8" x
12" x 2" baking dish. Cover potatoes with sugar and salt.
Sprinkle cinnamon or nutmeg over the sugar. More can be used.
Cover with pieces of butter. Twist slices of lemon over this
and place peel in with potatoes. Sift flour evenly over
potatoes. Add water to mixture so it may be barely seen. Bake
in 400 degree oven for 1 hour or until potatoes are done and
sugar and butter have made a thick syrup about the consistency
of molasses. Baste potatoes frequently with syrup.
SERVES 4 TO 6
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