Sweet Potato Candy (dulce De Camote)

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup canned crushed pineapple, undrained
• 2 cups sweet potatoes, mashed (red)
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 2 cups brown sugar
• 2/3 cup boiling water
• 1 cup almonds, shelled (chopped?)

Recipe

• 1 combine the pineapple, sweet potatoes, and salt; cook over low heat, stirring constantly, for 5 minutes.
• 2 dissolve cream of tartar and brown sugar in boiling water; mix in potato mixture.
• 3 cook over low heat until a soft ball is formed when a drop is placed in cold water.
• 4 remove from heat and beat until smooth and shiny.
• 5 mix in almonds.
• 6 drop by the teaspoon onto a buttered surface.
• 7 chill.