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 Sweet Potato Pone
This is a recipe from the Gullah, who inhabit the islands in the South Carolina Low Country
INGREDIENTS:
2 large sweet potatoes2 eggs, beaten
1/2 cup sugar1 teaspoon nutmeg
2 tablespoons margarine, melted 1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup dark cane sugar
Peel and grate sweet potatoes. Add other ingredients and mix thoroughly. Pour into greased baking dish and cook in slow oven at 300 degrees F until done, about 1 hour.
SOURCE: Catherine Carr's (of lady's Island) recipe in The
Legacy of Ibo Landing: Gullah Roots of African American Culture, edited by Marquetta L. Goodwine (1998).
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