Thanksgiving Recipes

Side Dish and Vegetable Recipes

Candied Sweet Potatoes

6 boiled sweet potatoes
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 tablespoons water
4 tablespoons butter
Miniature marshmallows
Chopped pecans

Wash and pare potatoes. Cook 10 minutes (or until just done) in boiling, salted water. Drain; cut in halves lengthwise and put into a buttered pan.

Make a syrup by boiling the sugar and water for 3 minutes. Add butter. Baste potatoes with syrup. Bake slowly at 300 degrees F until tender.

Sprinkle with mini marshmallows and pecans and broil or bake until marshmallows are golden.

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