Sweet Potato Pudding

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3 -4 large sweet potatoes
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon allspice
• 1/4 teaspoon ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon clove
• 1 cup water
• 1 -2 cinnamon stick
• 1/4-1/2 cup cup butter or 1/4-1/2 cup cup margarine
• 1/2 cup karo syrup
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1 pinch salt

Recipe

• 1 while grating sweet potatoes, bring to a slow boil all the spices in 1 cup of water.
• 2 put the sweet potatoes into a large mixing bowl.
• 3 just before removing the pot of spices from the stove, add butter or margarine, karo syrup, brown sugar, and salt.
• 4 stir while the butter melts.
• 5 remove the cinnamon sticks.
• 6 pour this mixture over the grated sweet potatoes.
• 7 blend well together.
• 8 put in a well-buttered casserole dish and place in a preheated 350 degrees oven.
• 9 bake, stirring well two or three times, until the sweet potatoes are tender and the top is lightly browned.
• 10 this takes about 1 hour.
• 11 remove from the oven and let stand about 5 minutes before serving.
• 12 when stirring you may decide extra spices are needed or more water so mix up more water and spice and add them.
• 13 you may add more karo syrup or butter as well as spices.