1 lb Sweet potatoes
2 Oz. yellow sugar
1 tb Butter
Cinnamon sticks or ginger
Salt
l Sherry (optional)
Peel and cut the potatoes into shall chips. Put a layer of sweet
potatoes in a saucepan, then sugar, bits of butter and a sprinkling
of salt. Proceed until all potatoes are used up. Cover with water,
put in a stick of cinnamon or one or two pieces of bruised ginger.
Stew gently. When potatoes are cooked add a little sherry and thicken
with a little corn flour.
