I am not exactly sure that the Pilgrim, or the American Indian had Sweet Potatoes on that now famous day so long ago. Actually, they are not potatoes at all. Yams, as they are called in the south are a tuber, a root crop, so the experts* say. I just remember them as being a staple on the Southern Thanksgiving Table.
Pure and Simple, Uncomplicated; Select medium well shaped yams, wash to remove dust, dirt, allow to dry. Grease each yam with vegetable shortning, oil, or bacon grease. Place in a flat oven proof baking pan and bake appx. 1hour at 350 degree. I usually bake them in an old cast iron skillet like my Mother. You may eat them steaming hot from the oven, just remove the peel. they are great with a nice scoop of real butter and a sprinkle of brown sugar. Great as a natural desert.
Grace Please!
Sweet Potatoes
3 cups Mashed sweet potatoes
1 cup white sugar (to taste)
2 eggs beaten
1 tsp. vanilla
1 stick melted butter
Mix potatoes, sugar, butter, vanilla in a bowl. Beat eggs and stir into mixture. Turn into a buttered in buttered baking dish.
Top sweet potatoes with the following mixture:
1 cup brown sugar
1/3 cup flour
1 cup finely chopped pecans
1/3 cup melted butter
Bake 30 minutes in 350 degree oven.
*Mother, Grandmother, all other Womenfolk
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