Ingredients

• 9 medium sweet potatoes or yams abut 4 pounds
• 1 cup (2 sticks) buter or margarine, softened
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1@ teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 3 eggs, well beaten
• 2 cups milk
• 1 tablespoon vanilla

Crust

3 unbaked 9 inch Classic Crisco Single Crusts

Directions:

For filling, boil sweet potatoes until tender.  Peel and mash.  Heat the oven to 350 degrees.  combine butter, granulated sugar, brown s ugar, salt and nutmeg in large b owl.  Beat at medium speed of electric mixer until creamy.  Beat in sweet potatoes, until well mixed.  Beat ineggs.  Beat in milk and vanilla slowly.  Spoon into 3 unbaked pie shells, using about 4 cups filling per shell.

Bake at 350 degrees for 50 to 60 minutes or until set.  cool to room temperature, before serving.  Store in refrigerator.

makes three 9 inch pies

source: Dr. Forothy I. Height, Presiident/CEO (national Council of Negro Women, Inc.