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cathy
 
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Default cassic sweet potato recipe

Does anyone have the recipe for the classic sweet potato casserole our
mothers made for Thanksgiving? I remember how she did it, mostly, but
I don't remember the exact ingredients, because the recipe was on the
back of the can of sweet potatos (Princella, of course) and she always
used that.

As best I can remember it, she used a couple-three big cans of the
sweet potatoes, dumped them in a large pot, brought them to a boil,
boiled them for several minutes, then drained and mashed them. Then
she added a can of crushed pineapple, some butter, brown sugar, orange
juice, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, etc. Then dumped the whole mess into
a 13x9 baking pan, baked it for about 30 minutes, then took it out of
the oven, covered it with miniature marshmallows (that was my job),
then baked it for another 15 minutes or so.

I know it sounds like I don't need the recipe, but I don't know the
right proportions. How much brown sugar? Butter? Pineapple? Drained or
undrained? And so on. And yes, I know it's a nasty dishy, but we're
doing a nostalgic Christmas and I was volunteered to bring this.

I've already Googled the ingredients and couldn't find the right
recipe, So if anyone has it I'd really appreciate it.

Thanks,
Cathy