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7-UP BAKED SWEET POTATOES
Still hunting for a way to entice the kids into eating sweet potatoes? Tell ’em you make ’em with 7-Up! And, you can—just follow this easy recipe.
6 sweet potatoes (or yams) 1 cup brown sugar 1 7-oz. bottle 7-Up ½ tsp. salt 2 tbsp. margarine or butter cinnamon or nutmeg
Cook sweet potatoes, or yams, whole (in jackets) in boiling salt water about 20 minutes. Remove from water, cool slightly and remove skins; cut into halves. In a heavy skillet, combine brown sugar, 7-Up, salt, butter or margarine, and a dash of cinnamon or nutmeg. Boil together 5 minutes. Then add sweet potatoes, place in oven and simmer gently for about 20 minutes, basting occasionally.
7-UP SPICED CRANBERRY SAUCE
Let the subtle lemon-lime goodness of 7-Up give a special flavor-bouquet to your cranberry sauce.
2 cups 7-Up 1½ cups water 2 inch stick cinnamon 2 whole cloves ¼ tsp. salt 1 lb. cranberries
Boil all ingredients, except cranberries, in a saucepan for 5 minutes. Add cranberries and cook uncovered very gently (without stirring) until they are thick and clear. Skim, then pour into one large—or several individual—molds which have been rinsed in cold water. Chill until firm. Unmold to serve. Serves 10.
Note If you prefer a liquid sauce, cook the cranberries for 3-5 minutes until the skins pop, then chill and serve the sauce.
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