Holiday And Party Sweet Potatoes - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 large sweet potatoes (about 3 to 3 1/2 lb.; do not use canned potatoes)
1 (20 oz.) can pineapple chunks
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. allspice
1 tsp. ground nutmeg
1/2 lemon, sliced
1/2 orange, sliced
1/2 c. dark raisins
1 c. dark brown sugar
1/4 c. butter or margarine
1 (11 oz.) can mandarin orange segments, drained
2 firm bananas, peeled and sliced
1/4 c. chopped pecans
1/2 c. miniature marshmallows

Preparation

Wash potatoes and place in a 4-quart Dutch oven and cover with water.
Cover and cook over medium heat.
Meanwhile, drain juice from pineapple.
Place juice in a heavy saucepan over medium heat. Add cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, raisins, lemon and orange slices. Add brown sugar and butter.
Stir to blend ingredients thoroughly.
Lower heat; cover and cook until slightly thickened, about 10 minutes.
Cool.
Remove orange and lemon slices.
When potatoes are done, pour off water.
Let potatoes cool.
When cool, peel and slice them, then cover bottom of a 9 x 13 x 2-inch glass baking dish.
Pour some spiced juice over potatoes.
Add remaining sweet potatoes, mandarin orange segments, pineapple chunks and bananas.
Pour remaining spiced juice and raisins on top.
Top with pecans.
Sprinkle on miniature marshmallows.
Bake in a preheated 350\u00b0 oven until marshmallows melt and turn golden brown, 20 to 25 minutes.
Makes 10 to 12 servings.