Potato Recipes

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This is the opportunity for us all to brag about Ma's special taters. Please feel free to share any potato side dish recipes that you may have. It doesn't matter if it is a hot or cold potato dish.
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SWEET POTATO PONE

Ingredients
1 egg
1 cup sugar
1 stick (8 tablespoons) butter or margarine, softened
2 cups grated raw sweet potatoes
¼ teaspoon salt
½ cup milk

Steps
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. Beat the egg with the sugar and butter in a mixing bowl until creamy and smooth. In another bowl, combine the sweet potatoes, salt and milk and mix well. Add the butter mixture to the potato mixture and mix well. Pour the mixture into lightly buttered baking dish and bake for 30 to 35 minutes. Remove from the oven and sprinkle the top with the pecans. Return to the oven and bake for 30 minutes, or until the mixture sets slightly. Serves 6 to 8

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RUM-GLAZES SWEET POTATOES

Ingredients
3 pounds sweet potatoes, pricked several times with a fork
3 Golden Delicious apples, peeled, cored and sliced lengthwise
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
1 cup roasted pecan halves
8 tablespoons (1 stick) butter
1/2 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
1/2 cup honey
2 tablespoons dark rum
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon ground mace

Steps
Bake the sweet potatoes in a 400º F oven for 45 minutes, or until tender. Let cool and peel. Cut the potatoes crosswise into 1/4-inch slices. Toss the apples in the lemon juice. Arrange the sweet potatoes and apples in a buttered baking dish. Sprinkle with the pecans. In a saucepan, combine the butter, sugar, honey, rum, cinnamon, ginger, and mace. Cook the mixture over medium heat, stirring until the sugar dissolves. Spoon the syrup over the potato and apple mixture. Bake for 30 minutes at 400º F, basting occasionally with the butter sauce. Then place the pan under the broiler, about 4 inches from the fire, until the edges of the potatoes and apples are slightly brown. Serves 8.