16 pounds sweet potatoes or yams (AP) (13 lb EP)
28 ounces brown sugar
2 cups water
8 ounces margarine
1/2 teaspoon salt
1. Scrub potatoes. Steam or boil in skins until tender. When potatoes are cool enough to handle, peel and cut into halves lengthwise. Arrange in shallow pans.
2. Mix sugar, water, margarine, and salt. Heat to boiling point. Pour over potatoes. Bake at 400°F for 20-30 minutes.
Servings: 50
Notes: Three No. 10 cans of sweet potatoes may be substituted for fresh sweet potatoes.
Seasonings for sweet potatoes: allspice, cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, or nutmeg.
VARIATIONS:
Candied Sweet Potatoes with Almonds. Proceed as for Glazed Sweet Potatoes. Increase margarine to 12 oz and reduce brown sugar to 1 lb 8 oz. Add 1 cup dark com syrup and 2 tsp mace. When partially glazed, sprinkle top with chopped almonds and continue cooking until almonds are toasted.
Glazed Sweet Potatoes with Orange Slices. Add 1/4 cup grated orange peel to syrup. Cut 5 oranges into thin slices; add to sweet potatoes when syrup is added.
Mashed Sweet Potatoes. Cook and mash sweet potatoes or yams, following procedure on. Add 1 1/2 oz salt; 1/3 tsp nutmeg; 1 oz margarine, melted; and 1 1/4 qt hot milk.
Sweet Potatoes and Apples. Reduce sweet potatoes to 9 lb, cooked, peeled, and sliced. Peel and slice 5 lb tart apples. Place alternate layers of sweet potatoes and apples in baking pans. Pour hot syrup (see recipe for Glazed Sweet Potatoes) over potatoes and apples. Bake at 350°F for 45 minutes.
28 ounces brown sugar
2 cups water
8 ounces margarine
1/2 teaspoon salt
1. Scrub potatoes. Steam or boil in skins until tender. When potatoes are cool enough to handle, peel and cut into halves lengthwise. Arrange in shallow pans.
2. Mix sugar, water, margarine, and salt. Heat to boiling point. Pour over potatoes. Bake at 400°F for 20-30 minutes.
Servings: 50
Notes: Three No. 10 cans of sweet potatoes may be substituted for fresh sweet potatoes.
Seasonings for sweet potatoes: allspice, cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, or nutmeg.
VARIATIONS:
Candied Sweet Potatoes with Almonds. Proceed as for Glazed Sweet Potatoes. Increase margarine to 12 oz and reduce brown sugar to 1 lb 8 oz. Add 1 cup dark com syrup and 2 tsp mace. When partially glazed, sprinkle top with chopped almonds and continue cooking until almonds are toasted.
Glazed Sweet Potatoes with Orange Slices. Add 1/4 cup grated orange peel to syrup. Cut 5 oranges into thin slices; add to sweet potatoes when syrup is added.
Mashed Sweet Potatoes. Cook and mash sweet potatoes or yams, following procedure on. Add 1 1/2 oz salt; 1/3 tsp nutmeg; 1 oz margarine, melted; and 1 1/4 qt hot milk.
Sweet Potatoes and Apples. Reduce sweet potatoes to 9 lb, cooked, peeled, and sliced. Peel and slice 5 lb tart apples. Place alternate layers of sweet potatoes and apples in baking pans. Pour hot syrup (see recipe for Glazed Sweet Potatoes) over potatoes and apples. Bake at 350°F for 45 minutes.
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