Yam Cobbler - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 pt. yams
1 1/2 tea cups sugar
cinnamon to taste
ginger to taste
1 ground clove
crust

Preparation

Prepare
yams
by
boiling
skins.
When tender, remove skins, mash
and
beat
until
light.
Add
sugar to yams; add spices
to taste.
One ground clove will improve it.
Proceed to fill
dish the same as for layer cake.
Roll out the layer of dough quite thin; spread yam mixture on in layers about 1/4 inch thick, proceed
until
dish
is full.
Add to each layer just
enough water
to cook the crust.
Bake until thoroughly done and serve with drawn butter or hard sauce.