48 The Sweet Potato 



CANDIED SWEET POTATOES 



Candied sweet potatoes are very popular on southern 

 tables, and are extremely palatable when well prepared. 

 Cut boiled sweet potatoes into long slices, place in an earthen 

 dish, put lumps of butter on each slice, and sprinkle with 

 sugar. Some cooks add a little water also. Bake until 

 the sugar and butter have candied and the potatoes are 

 brown. 



SWEET POTATO BISCUIT 



% cupful mashed sweet potatoes, 1 cupful flour, 4 tea- 

 spoons baking-powder, % teaspoon salt, -2 tablespoons butter 

 or lard, milk sufficient to make a soft dough. Sift the flour, 

 salt, and baking-powder together several times; add these 

 to the potatoes, mixing in with a knife. Now work the fat 

 into the mixture lightly; add the milk; work quickly and 

 lightly until a soft dough is formed; turn out on a floured 

 board; pat and roll out lightly until about one-half inch 

 thick; cut into biscuits; place on buttered or greased pans, 

 and bake 12 or 15 minutes in a quick oven. 



SWEET POTATO BEEAD 



(Ehough for two large loaves). 6 cups sifted flour (more 

 if flour is soft), 2 cups mashed sweet potato (luke-warm), 

 % cup lukewarm water (this will not be required if liquid 

 yeast is used), 1 cake yeast, dry or compressed or % cup 

 liquid yeast, 1 T sugar, 1 T salt, 2 T shortening, if desired. 

 To the cool mashed potato add the salt, the sugar, and about 

 4 ounces of the flour (1 scant half pint of sifted flour), and 

 mix thoroughly. Next add the yeast, which has been rubbed 

 smooth in a cup with 4 tablespoons of lukewarm water. 

 To get all the yeast, rinse the cup with the remainder of the 

 half cup of water and add this also to the potato. Cover and 

 place the bowl out of the way of drafts and at a temperature 

 of 80° to 88° F. Allow this mixture to rise for two hours 

 or until very light. 



To this sponge add the melted shortening and the re- 

 mainder of the flour, kneading thoroughly until a smooth 

 and elastic dough has beqn formed. Do not add more water 



