m-sized sweet potatoes
1/2 cup brown sugar
1-1/2 cups sliced apples
4 tblsp. butter
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. mace

Boil sweet potatoes until tender. Slice in 1/4 inch pieces. Butter
baking dish and put a layer of sweet potatoes in bottom, then a layer of
apples. Sprinkle with sugar, salt and mace, and dot with butter. Repeat
until dish is filled, having the top layer of apples. Bake in moderate
oven (350-f) for 50 minutes.

SWEET POTATO CROQUETTES

1 pt. mashed sweet potatoes
1 tblsp. butter
1 tsp. salt
1 tblsp. sugar
1 egg white
bread crumbs

Mash sweet potatoes very fine and add salt, sugar and melted butter.
Shape into croquette rolls or patties and chill in the refrigerator for
a half hour. Then roll in bread crumbs, dip in the egg white, slightly
beaten, and in the crumbs again. Bake in a shallow, greased baking dish
for 20 minutes, in hot oven (400-f). For a modern variation of this old
recipe, place a marshmallow in the center of each with the potato
mixture coating it completely.

SCHNITZEL BEANS

4 slices bacon
1 qt. string beans
3 medium onions, sliced
2 cups tomatoes, chopped
1 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
1 cup hot water

Dice the bacon and fry until crisp. Slice the onions and fry until soft.
Cut the beans into small (1-inch) pieces and brown them slightly with
the bacon and onions. Add the tomatoes, seasoning and boiling water.
Cover and cook very slowly until beans are tender. Add water if
necessary, so there will be a little sauce to serve with the beans.

FRIED TOMATOES

4 tomatoes
3 tblsp. hot fat and butter
2 tblsp. brown sugar
Flour
1/2 cup milk
salt and pepper

Cut large, solid, ripe tomatoes in 1/2 inch slices. Dredge thickly with
flour. Fry quickly in 2 tablespoons of hot drippings or butter, browning
well on both sides. Remove to serving platter, sprinkle with salt,
pepper and brown sugar. Keep warm. Add 1 tablespoon of butter to the pan
fryings and blend in a tablespoon of flour. Add the milk and cook,
stirring constantly. It should be about the consistency of thick cream.
Pour it over the tomatoes and serve.

PARSNIP PATTIES

6 or 7 parsnips
1 tablespoon butter or shortening
2 eggs
1/2 cup bread crumbs, dry
1 teaspoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
little pepper
milk

Boil parsnips in salted water. When soft, peel and remove the core then
mash. Add shortening, bread crumbs, salt, pepper, sugar and 1