Candied Sweet Potates in Syrup

CANDIED SWEET POTATOES IN SYRUP (ELENOR FETTERPLACE P194)

Ingredients:

• Sweet Potatoes
• Sugar
• Rose Water
• Juice of 3-4 Oranges

Method:

1. Boil sweet potatoes in water until slightly soft and then peel
2. Make syrup
3. For every pound of potatoes mix together the following - a pound of sugar, pint of water, pint of rose water (??? I think less), and orange juice.
4. Boil the syrup and scum it
5. Slice roots and put in the syrup and boil until they be thoroughly soaked in syrup