Candied Yams

(from kintyre’s recipe box)

Source: Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe

Categories: appetizers, not tried

Ingredients

  • 1/3 cup butter
  • 2/3 cup brown sugar, packed
  • 6 medium-sized sweet potatoes, cooked, peeled, and sliced
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/3 cup water
  • 2 pinches cinnamon

Directions

  1. In a heavy frying pan or skillet, heat together butter and brown sugar until melted and blended.

  2. Add the sliced sweet potatoes and turn until coated in the syrup and brown.

  3. Add salt, water, and cinnamon, cover, and cook slowly until potatoes are tender.

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