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recipes@decwrl.UUCP (12/19/86)

SWEET-POTATO(V)          USENET Cookbook          SWEET-POTATO(V)

SWEET POTATOES

     SWEET-POTATO - Mashed sweet potatoes with marshmallows

     This recipe is traditional in my family for holiday dining.
     It comes from my great-grandmother.

INGREDIENTS (Serves 6-8)
     2 1/4 lb  sweet potatoes (canned or precooked)
     2 cups    milk
     3 Tbsp    brown sugar
     3 Tbsp    melted butter
     1/2 tsp   salt
     dash      pepper
     dash      cinnamon
     1/4 cup   raisins
               marshmallows

PROCEDURE
          (1)  Mash sweet potatoes by putting through a sieve or
               beating in an electric beater or using a potato
               masher or food mill.

          (2)  Add milk gradually (if you add it too fast it
               splashes and is hard to mix in).

          (3)  Mix in remaining ingredients.

          (4)  Put in buttered casserole.

          (5)  Heat through (bake in slow oven (250 deg. F) for
               20-30 minutes, or in microwave).

          (6)  Cover top with marshmallows.

          (7)  Return to oven until marshmallows are slightly
               melted and a bit brown (if the oven is too hot,
               the marshmallows will disappear!)  This step can-
               not be done in the microwave.

RATING
     Difficulty: easy with an electric mixer.  Time: 15 minutes
     preparation, 30 minutes baking.  Precision: approximate
     measurement OK.

CONTRIBUTOR
     Spencer W. Thomas
     Computer Science Dept., University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
     thomas@utah-cs.arpa