A lovely holiday dish - both Thanksgiving and Christmas.

• 6 medium sweet potatoes
• 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/3 cup orange juice
• 1/4 cup bourbon
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans

Method

Preheat oven to 375°F.

Boil sweet potatoes for 20-25 minutes, or until tender. Drain and set aside to cool.

When cool enough to work with, peel, then mash the pulp. Combine potatoes, butter, brown sugar, juice, bourbon, salt and pie spice. Mix well. Spoon mixture into lightly greased 1 1/2 quart baking dish. Sprinkle chopped pecans around edge of dish. Bake in preheated 375°F oven for 45 minutes.

Yield: 10 servings.

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