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Title: Sweet Potato Candy
Categories: Candy
Yield: 1 Servings
| 1 | lb | Sweet potatoes cooked |
| Mashed | ||
| 1 | c | Sugar |
| 1 | c | Sugar for glaze |
| Dash salt | ||
| 1/4 | ts | Cinnamon |
| 1/4 | ts | Nutmeg |
Boil 1 cup sugar and 1 cup water to firm ball stage ( use candy thermometer ). Strain cooked mashed sweet potatoes through a fine sieve into hot syrup. Cook and stir until thick and pastelike. remove from heat and beat until cool. With slightly buttered hands roll dough into sticks, 1 inch thick and 3 inches long. Place sticks on board covered with wax paper and place in a warm sunny room to dry. Next day, make a glaze from the other cup of sugar and 1 cup water cooking to the hard ball stage and brush glaze over sticks. Set aside to dry 24 hours. wrap in colored tissue paper for gifts. Also known in Kansas as sweet potato candy or Tater Sticks.
From: Lir119
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