'Possum And 'Taters - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 opossum, cut into serving pieces
water (to cover)
2 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. black pepper
4 baking size sweet potatoes, pared and quartered
1 c. sugar
1 stick margarine, chopped

Preparation

If one is handy, skin and dress opossum.
(Roast beef may be substituted for the opossum.)
Add salt and pepper.
Cover and cook over medium heat until very tender.
Place opossum pieces in center of large baking pan and arrange sweet potatoes around them. Sprinkle sugar and margarine over potatoes.
Pour 2 cups of broth from cooked opossum over all.
Place in preheated 375\u00b0 oven and bake until potatoes are fork-tender, slightly browned and broth has evaporated.