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Sweet Potato Balls

2 cups mashed sweet potatoes
2/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/8 tsp. grated nutmeg
1 tsp. grated orange peel
4-6 Tbsp. Orange juice
8 large marshmallows
2 cups flaked coconut

Use fresh cooked or drained canned sweet potatoes. Add brown sugar, nutmeg, orange peel and juice to mashed potatoes. stir well. Shape 1/2 cup mixture around a marshmellow; roll in cocnut. Place potato balls in a buttered baking dish and bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes or until hot. makes 8 balls.

Posted by Boopsy on April 23, 1999

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