This is a recipe from the Gullah, who inhabit the islands in the South Carolina Low Country.
2 large sweet potatoes
2 eggs, beaten
1â„2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon nutmeg
2 tablespoons margarine, melted
1â„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 [...]
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4 whole eggs, separated
2/3 cup sugar
1/8 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons cornstarch
3 cups milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 bananas sliced
vanilla wafer cookies
For the meringue:
5 tablespoons sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Beat 4 eggs yolks slightly. Add sugar, salt and cornstarch. Add mixture [...]
A treat we always had every winter, this is a delicious dessert.
1 cup persimmon pulp
1 egg, beaten
1 1/4 cups white sugar
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 1/4 cups milk
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup butter, melted
Preheat oven to 350 degrees Buttera 9×13 inch baking pan.
In a blender or food processor, [...]
The quintessential New Orleans candy. In New Orleans, they are pronounced PRAW-leens, NOT PRAY-leens.
3/4 cup brown sugar
3/4 cup white sugar
1/2 cup evaporated milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
2 tablespoons butter
1 cup pecans
Combine the sugar and milk and cook slowly in a heavy pot over a low flame until it reaches the soft ball stage (238 degrees on a [...]
1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons butter
1 1/4 cups sugar, divided
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
Dash of salt
3/4 cup milk
2 cups sliced peaches
Melt butter in a 2-quart baking dish. Combine 3/4 cup sugar, flour, baking powder, and salt; add milk, and stir until mixed. Pour batter over butter in baking dish, but do not stir. [...]
Coconut cakes are the crowning glory of the Christmas feast in many a Southern household. They are found throughout the region, and recipes date back to the early years of the nineteenth century.
This cake was part of every Christmas from my first to the present day, some half century later. I remember my grandfather heading [...]
This is the best sweet potato pie I have ever put in my mouth, in large part because of its unusual flavor.Traditionally, sweet potato pie is flavored with the same spices as its cousin, pumpkin pie—cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, ginger and allspice. The surprise in this version is that it eschews the heavy, heady flavor of [...]
Ambrosia is the simplest Southern dessert, an heirloom classic made with fresh fruit, sugar and grated coconut; the recipe for ambrosia first began appearing by that name in Southern cookbooks in the last quarter of the nineteenth century.
Yield: 6 servings
6 navel oranges, peeled, sectioned and chopped
1 pineapple, peeled and cut into 1-inch cubes
2 cups unsweetened [...]
