Sweet Potatoes And Apples - cooking recipe

Ingredients

6 medium size sweet potatoes
1 tsp. salt
water
3/4 c. oleo
1 c. light brown sugar, packed
1 1/2 c. orange juice
2 Tbsp. grated orange peel
1/4 tsp. salt
2 large cooking apples, peeled, cored and sliced

Preparation

Scrub potatoes.
Place in a large saucepan. Add 1 teaspoon salt and water to cover. Bring to a boil and simmer for 25 minutes.
Slice potatoes.
In a medium skillet, melt oleo over low heat. Add brown sugar, orange juice, orange peel and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Bring mixture to a boil, stirring constantly, until sugar is completely dissolved. Simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes until syrup is thick.
Add apple
slices to orange sauce. Simmer, uncovered, stirring occasionally, to turn apple slices in sauce for 5 minutes or until apples are just tender. Remove apples from sauce and set aside.