Mama'S Candied Yams - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 medium size sweet potatoes
1 stick butter
1/2 c. brown sugar
1/2 c. white sugar
cinnamon
lemon juice

Preparation

Peel
potatoes, then wash and dry them.
Slice potatoes thick, about 1/4-inch, longwise.
Sprinkle with lemon juice so they don't
turn
dark.\tPut
butter
in heavy skillet.\tMelt until just hot.
Turn heat on low or medium-low (according to stove;
I use low).
Turn frequently, but carefully, and cook until tender. It takes about 1 hour.
Put sugar in as soon as you put potatoes in.
Also add cinnamon (just sprinkle about 2 teaspoons).
Turn carefully or they will come apart.