On Mon 29 Sep 2008 04:50:18p, Jean B. told us...

> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>> On Sun 28 Sep 2008 06:34:19a, Jean B. told us...
>>
>>> Most recipes for sweet potato desserts start with mashed cooked
>>> sweet potato. This one, which emanated from Georgia, starts with
>>> raw grated potatoes. By the way, I am thinking it would be easier
>>> to mix in melted butter--and that one doesn't really need to do
>>> the egg-milk part separately.
>>>
>>> Raw Sweet Potato Pie
>>> Source: American Cookery magazine, March 1929, page 638
>>> Formatted etc. by Jean B.
>>>
>>> 4 eggs
>>> 1 1/2 c milk
>>> 4 c grated raw sweet potatoes
>>> 1 tsp nutmeg
>>> 1 tsp cinnamon
>>> 1/2 tsp salt
>>> 1/2 c sugar
>>> 1/2 c sorghum
>>> 1/3 c butter, at room temperature
>>>
>>> Beat eggs and combine with milk.
>>>
>>> Mix sweet potatoes, nutmeg, cinnamon, salt, sugar, and sorghum.
>>> Add butter, then combine with the egg-milk mixture.
>>>
>>> Pour into a buttered pudding pan and bake for 1 hour in a moderate
>>> oven. When crusted around the edge and top, turn under and let a
>>> crust form again. Do this twice, allowing the top and sides to
>>> brown again before removing from the oven. Serve with cream,
>>> sweetened and flavored to taste.
>>>
>>
>> This is quite similar to a grated sweet potato pie recipe I have. It's
>> quite good.
>>
>
> You know, at first I misread this and thought it was a pie!
>

Actually, the title of the recipe does say pie, yet the instructions belie
that fact. Maybe it's a crustless pie.

--
Wayne Boatwright

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