Central Cook Book · 1963
Sweet Potato Balls
From Mrs. Paul Bottome, of Logan, West Virginia.
- CourseVegetables & Sides
- Oven325°F, then 400°F
- Time40 minutes
- Ingredients12
- Steps8
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Potato balls
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Method
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Step 1: Cook the sweet potatoes and mix with the sugar, black walnuts, nutmeg and margarine.
Step 2: Butter an oblong baking dish.
Step 3: Cover the bottom with pineapple slices and ½ cup juice; sprinkle over ½ cup brown sugar.
Step 4: Divide the potato mixture and make small balls.
Step 5: Roll the balls in crushed corn flakes and put one on each pineapple slice.
Step 6: Pour ½ cup melted butter over the balls and sprinkle with paprika.
Step 7: Bake at 325°F for 30 minutes.
Step 8: Turn the heat to 400°F and bake 10 minutes longer.
What we changed or couldn’t read (5)
- Source reads '2z Cups sweet potatoes'; shown as 2½ cups.
- Source reads '2/5 Cup sugar'; shown as 2/3 cup (2/5 is not a standard measure).
- Source reads 't cup juice' and '≥ cup brown sugar'; both shown as ½ cup (best guess).
- The source never says to mash or mix the potato ingredients; that step is implied.
- Number of pineapple slices not given; use one per ball.