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Saw this on Frugal Gourmet and gave it a try. Delicious!

Ingredients:

	6 good sized sweet potatoes
	5 cups granulated white sugar (that's right, 5 cups!)
	1 stick of butter
	1/2 cup water

Peel potatoes and cut into slices.  Put into large pot.
Add water, sugar, and break up stick of butter over top
of potatoes.

Simmer, covered, over low to medium heat until potatoes 
are tender and start to get a little brown.  The sugar
will liquefy.  Don't burn the sugar by using to high heat!

Using perforated spoon place potatoes in serving dish.

You can throw away all the excess liquefied sugar.

    You can make whipped sweet potatoes the same way you make whipped white
    potatoes ... boil until soft, add milk and butter, some spice if you
    like (nutmeg, cinammon and/or allspice), and whip.
    
    Here's a different type of sweet potato casserole I've been making.
    
    2 large sweet potatoes or yams (about 1.5 lbs)
    1 red bell pepper
    1 bunch of scallions
    2 eggs (or equivalent of egg substitute)
    1 small can of corn
    2 tbsp margarine
    1/2 cup hot 1% milk
    1 tsp. ground nutmeg
    1/2 tsp. ground allspice
                            
    Peel sweet potatoes and cut into 1" pieces.  Boil until soft. Drain. 
    
    Cut red pepper into small dice.  Slice white part of scallions and 
    saute in margerine until soft, but not brown.
    
    Mash sweet potatoes, add everything else and mix well.  Put into a
    buttered casserole and bake at 350 degrees (F) for 45 minutes, or until
    well browned on top.

    How many will this casserole serve?

    It depends on how hungry people are.  If it is one of several side
    dishes, it will serve up to 8.  Otherwise, probably 6.

    
    
    	Here is one my family always has a thanksgiving....
    
    	4 good size sweet pototoes
    	  butter
    	  Orange juice
    	1 can crushed pineapple
    	1 package miniature marshmallows
    
    
    	Cook potatoes (i usually zap them in the microwave)
    	peel and mash (like you were making mash potatoes)
    	I usually use a hand mixer and add butter (approx 1/4 c.)
        drain pineapple and use 1/2 of the can, and add about a 1/2 c.
    	of orange juice...mix with mixer...should be about mash pototoe 
    	consistancy...you can add more or less of OJ, butter, and pineapple
    	depending on your tast preference. (put into casserole dish )
    	place one layer of mini marsh. on top and broil for 1 min.
    	check frequenyly, you just want to brown the top slightly...
    	don't worry if you burn it the first time, you can just scrape it
    	off and try it again..I burnt my firsy batch...

Dian Wilde entered a recipe in here eons ago for Sweet Potato Souffle, and 
it has become a standard at our holiday table.  It's the best sweet potato 
side dish we've ever had, and it's pretty easy to make.  I wouldn't have a 
clue as to where you might find it, but it's in here somewhere!

Steve

    Found one sweet potato souffle recipe, that sounded pretty good, even
    though I can't stand sweet potato.  
    
    Jennifer

    This recipe has become a tradition with us for Thanksgiving and
    Christmass.  It is simple and can be made ahead and just heated 
    up.
    
    Orange-Candied Sweet Potatoes
    
    8 med. sweet potatoes, pared
    1/4 c margarine
    1 c brown sugar
    2 T honey
    1/2 c orange juice
    1 tsp orange rind
    
    Half the potatoes lengthwise then brown in margarine in a skillet.  
    Transfer to a 2 quart casserole dish.  Add remaining ingredients 
    along with any margarine left in skillet.
    
    At this point, you can finish cooking and then reheat or you can
    refrigerate and finish cooking later.  I usually finish cooking now,
    then reheat in the microwave (or oven).
    
    Bake covered, at 450 degrees for 45 mins.  Uncover, bake 
    20 mins. (+/-)more, basting often till golden brown or tender.
    
    8 servings 
                        

    RE:    <<< Note 3323.5 by SCAACT::RESENDE "Pick up the pieces & build a winner!" >>>
    
>Dian Wilde entered a recipe in here eons ago for Sweet Potato Souffle, and 
>it has become a standard at our holiday table.  It's the best sweet potato 
>side dish we've ever had, and it's pretty easy to make.  I wouldn't have a 
>clue as to where you might find it, but it's in here somewhere!
    
         It's at 1469.3, and I think I know what I'm taking to the next
    potluck.
    
                                     Greg

    I just made this last weekend for thanksgiving.. the sample I had was
    GREAT! I borrowed the receipe from ?????
    
    Sweet Potato with apple and Maple Syrup
    
    2-3 apples
    2-3 sweet potatoes
    maple syrup
    cinnamon
    brown sugar (optional)
    
    core and peel the apples and slice into wheels � to � inch
    peel and slice sweet potato same width (make small rounds)
    fry apples in butter till lightly browned
    butter bottom of cassarole 
    layer potato and apples
    (you may want to put some brown sugar and cinamon twixt layers.. go
    light)
    pour maple syrup over top
    cover with foil and bake .. say 350 deg for @ 45 min till squash will
    squish.

    A slight variation on the previous recipe, from the American Girls Cook
    book series (variety of dolls from different time frames in American
    history, this recipe is from the "Felicity" book, supposed to be
    recipes from the 1750's, Colonial Williamsburg, upperclass) with slight
    variations from me....
    
    
    Sweet Potato/Apple Casserole
    
    4 Sweet Potatoes
    4 apples (crisp and juicy are best)
    butter/grease
    1/4 cup maple syrup
    walnuts (optional)
    
    1. Precook sweet potatoes (either bake or microwave) til just soft
    2. butter/ grease baking dish (size is up to you, I've made it in a
    	   deep oval dish or a flat 8x14" pan, and both worked fine)
    3. peel and cut apples into  slices (similar size to apple pie slices)
    4. peel (optional) and cut potatos into round slices, ~1/2"
    5. place layer of potato, then layer of apple, repeat until all gone
    6. pour maple syrup over mixture 
    7. sprinkle chopped walnuts over mixture (amount depends on your taste)
     
    cover and cook for approximately 25 minutes or until apples are just
    soft.
    
    Very colorful and easy to make. I used it both at Thanksgiving for
    family and for a holiday buffet. I also use the leftovers for breakfast
    (heated in the microwave).
    
    I tried canned yams, when I ran out of sweet potatoes, but not as
    colorful and certainly not as tastey. If the apples are sweet, I cut
    back on the maple suger. If I'm using a deep dish, I add more maple
    syrup.

    Do the potatoes really need to be cooked ahead of time?  Seems like
    they would cook, sliced, in the same time the apples do.
    
    mj

    re: do the swee potatoes really need to be cooked?
    
    Haven't tried with it with raw potatoes, so can't really answer this.
    However, the time I made it in a deep casserole with four layers of
    potato/apple, I don't know if the potato would have cooked enough by
    the time the apples were soft. the recipe is better if the apples are
    still a little crunchy.
    
    janetb.