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SWEET POTATO PIE NO. 1 (1904)

The Blue Grass Cook Book
Compiled by Minnie C. Fox (1904)
 

SWEET POTATO PIE (No. 1)
Mrs. J. W. Fox
 

For 2 pies take 4 large potatoes. Peel and steam them till mealy. Mash and beat or run them through a fruit-masher, and add:

2 tablespoons butter,
1/2 cup of rich cream,
1/2 cup white sugar,
2 eggs.


Season with cinnamon, spice, and nutmeg.

Mix well and bake in a rich pastry.

Cover top with a meringue of whites of 2 eggs beaten very stiff and sweetened with 2 tablespoons sugar.
 

The complete Blue Grass Cook Book may also be found on the Michigan State University website:
'Feeding America: The Historic American Cookbook Project'
http://digital.lib.msu.edu/projects/cookbooks/