Possum And Sweet Potatoes - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 possum
salt and pepper
6 large sweet potatoes

Preparation

Fatten possum for 2 weeks on cornbread and buttermilk.
Kill and clean possum.
Boil possum 30 minutes in salt water.
Boil sweet potatoes; cut in halves.
Place possum in baking dish; put sweet potatoes around possum.
Season with salt and pepper.
Bake uncovered at 400\u00b0 for 1 hour or until golden brown.
Baste with natural juices.
Best served with turnip greens and biscuits.