Serves 4 to 6.

INGREDIENTS

  • 3 large sweet potatoes
  • 2 eggs, separated
  • 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
  • dash of salt
  • 2 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 1 standard recipe plain pastry
  • 2 tablespoons powdered sugar

    DIRECTIONS

    Boil sweet potatoes until tender. Peel and mash. Add egg yolks, nutmeg, salt and brown sugar. Beat mixture until it is creamy. Turn into pastry-lined 8″ pie pan. Bake in hot (400°F.) oven until crust browns, 20-25 minutes. Top with meringue made by beating egg whites with powdered sugar until mixture holds its shape. Brown lightly in a slow (300°F.) oven.