Title

Candied Sweet Potatoes

Subject

sweet potatoes

brown sugar

orange

butter

water

cinnamon

honey

maple sugar

Karo syrup

sugar

Description

Candied Sweet Potatoes (6)
Boil 6 medium sweet potatoes till almost
tender, peel, cut in halves lengthwise
or slice. Place in baking dish &
finish in any following way
1) Sprinkle with 1c brown sugar
& grated orange rind. Dot with
¼ c butter. Add ½ c water. Bake 1 hr in slow
2) cook together 1c brown oven
sugar and ½ c water 5 min.
add 1T butter. Sprinkle potatoes

Back:
with cinnamon. Pour the sauce
over potatoes cook till brown
3) Spread 1c. of honey over potatoes.
Bake till brown.
4) Cover potatoes with sauce made of
1 c maple sugar ½ c water &
4 tablespoon Butter. Brown in oven
5) make thick syrup of ½ c Karo
½ c sugar & ¼ c water Pour
over Potatoes. Brown in oven

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# Candied Sweet Potatoes

*Serves 6*

## Base Preparation (All Methods)

### Ingredients
- 6 medium sweet potatoes

### Instructions
1. Boil sweet potatoes until almost tender.
2. Peel and cut in halves lengthwise, or slice.
3. Place in a greased baking dish.
4. Finish using any of the methods below.

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## Method 1 — Brown Sugar and Orange

### Ingredients
- 1 cup brown sugar
- Grated rind of 1 orange
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1/2 cup water

### Instructions
1. Sprinkle brown sugar and grated orange rind over potatoes.
2. Dot with butter.
3. Add water to the baking dish.
4. Bake in a slow oven (300°F) for 1 hour.

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## Method 2 — Brown Sugar Sauce with Cinnamon

### Ingredients
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 Tbsp butter
- Cinnamon to taste

### Instructions
1. Cook brown sugar and water together in a saucepan for 5 minutes.
2. Add butter and stir until melted.
3. Sprinkle potatoes with cinnamon.
4. Pour sauce over potatoes.
5. Bake until browned.

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## Method 3 — Honey

### Ingredients
- 1 cup honey

### Instructions
1. Spread honey evenly over potatoes.
2. Bake until browned.

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## Method 4 — Maple Sugar Sauce

### Ingredients
- 1 cup maple sugar
- 1/2 cup water
- 4 Tbsp butter

### Instructions
1. Combine maple sugar, water, and butter to make a sauce.
2. Pour over potatoes.
3. Bake until browned.

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## Method 5 — Karo Syrup

### Ingredients
- 1/2 cup Karo syrup
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup water

### Instructions
1. Combine Karo syrup, sugar, and water in a saucepan and cook until a thick syrup forms.
2. Pour over potatoes.
3. Bake until browned.

Creator

Alice Yetka, Martha Yetka

Source

RCA0006 - The Yetka family collection that started the project (eBay)

Date

1950s

Rights

Personal/Family

Format

Typed recipe card

Identifier

RCA0006-20260609-0044

Coverage

Oregon, US