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Candied Sweet Potatoes

From The Fredericksburg home kitchen cook book, 1921
Presented as published in 1921. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.

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This recipe was extracted from The Fredericksburg home kitchen cook book (1921), page 17. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Candied Sweet Potatoes. Melt 1 cup sugar with y2 cup butter. Boil medium- sized potatoes, when nearly done, peel, slice and place — 54 — in layers in a shallow pan, putting a tablespoon of the melted butter on each slice. Add 4 tablespoons hot water and bake % hour, basting often. MRS. F. J. MAIER. Marshmallow Potatoes. 5 medium-sized potatoes

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