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CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Vegetables		Vegetables	1	Recipe

INGREDIENTS

2		Apples, cored and peeled
1/2	c	Firmly packed brown sugar
1/3	c	Chopped pecans
1/2	ts	Cinnamon
1/2	ts	Ground ginger
2	md	Sweet potatoes or Southern yams * or
2	cn	16 oz. yams/sweet potatoes
1/4	c	Butter

INSTRUCTIONS

* cooked and cut into 1" slices. (Bake or peel and steam. Cool first before
slicing.
Preheat oven to 350 F
Toss apples, brown sugar, nuts and spices.  Alternate layers of apples and
yams in 9" square baking dish/pan. (Use what you have.) Dot with butter.
Bake for 35 to 40 minutes.
From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini

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