<link href="css/hmh.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/> <meta content="urn:uuid:feb72c8e-f8f9-4f81-9d92-998ea18699b4" name="Adept.expected.resource"/> </head> <body><a id="p61"/> <p class="center "> <span class="smallcaps"> <b>SIDES & SALADS</b> </span> </p> <h1 class="chaptertitle ">Gale’s Sweet Potatoes</h1> <p class="left "> <span class="smallcaps">TESTER’S COMMENTS</span> </p> <p class="left ">I needed only 3 tablespoons of pineapple juice and 3 tablespoons of sweet potato water for drizzling. This dish is just sweet enough, and it goes well with turkey, chicken, or ham.</p> <p class="center ">–M.S.</p> <div class="timebreak "> </div> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td><p class="table">4</p></td> <td><p class="table">medium sweet potatoes</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td><p class="table">1</p></td> <td><p class="table">can (20 ounces) pineapple tidbits, drained, liquid reserved</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td><p class="table">4</p></td> <td><p class="table">tablespoons (½ stick) butter, divided</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td><p class="table">3</p></td> <td><p class="table">tablespoons brown sugar</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td><p class="table">½</p></td> <td><p class="table">cup coarsely chopped pecans</p></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <div class="timebreak "> </div> <p class="left ">Cover sweet potatoes with water and boil until fork-tender. Remove from water, reserve cooking water, and set aside. When cool enough to handle, peel, then cut into cubes.</p> <div class="timebreak "> </div> <p class="left ">In a bowl, mix together 3 to 4 tablespoons sweet potato water and 3 to 4 tablespoons reserved pineapple juice.</p> <div class="timebreak "> </div> <p class="left ">Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a 2-quart baking dish with 1 tablespoon butter. Transfer sweet potatoes and pineapple to prepared baking dish and stir to combine.</p> <div class="timebreak "> </div> <p class="left ">Dice the remaining 3 tablespoons butter and distribute over sweet potatoes. Sprinkle with brown sugar. Drizzle with juice mixture. Sprinkle pecans on top. Bake for 30 minutes, or until bubbly.</p> <div class="timebreak "> </div> <p class="left "> <em>Makes 6 to 8 servings.</em> </p> <div class="timebreak "> </div> <p class="left "> <em>I do not care for marshmallow-topped sweet potatoes. I also had gotten tired of substitutes of “naked” sweet potatoes just sitting in a bowl. So, I thought about what I liked and how I could make it. This was my creation. Everyone I’ve served it to has loved it and requested Gale’s Sweet Potatoes for potlucks.</em> </p> <p class="center ">Gale Green, Silver City, New Mexico</p> </body> </html>