Candied Sweet Potatoes

Ingredients

• 6 medium size sweet potatoes
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 1/2 cups light corn syrup
• 1 orange, thickly sliced with peel

Directions

Peel potatoes and cover with water. Bring to a boil, add orange and cook until almost tender. Arrange potatoes in 1 1/2 qt. baking dish. Melt butter and add sugar and corn syrup. Pour syrup over potatoes and let stand in refrigerator overnight. Cook slowly at 250-275 degrees F for 2 hours. Cover first hour.

By Robin from Washington, IA