New Perry Hotel Style Yams - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 medium-size sweet potatoes
4 Tbsp. grated orange rind
3 c. sugar
1 c. Karo syrup
1 1/2 c. water
4 Tbsp. orange juice
3 Tbsp. butter

Preparation

Shred potatoes.
Soak
in salted water (1/2 cup salt to 2 quarts water).
Soak
for
1
to 1 1/2 hours;
wash.
Drain. Place in uncovered
pan.\tPour syrup over (3 cups sugar, 1 1/2 cups water
and\t1
cup\tKaro)
potatoes.
Boil 5 minutes over medium heat.
Add orange juice, grated orange rind and butter. Bake in 350\u00b0 oven 35 minutes or until potatoes are transparent and syrup is lightly thickened.