Sweet Potatoes Stewed

Name: Sweet Potatoes Stewed
Cuisine: Tidewater Virginia
Ingredients: Sweet potatoes; Boiled ham; 1 to 2 Chickens; Pepper; Salt; 1 Bundle of herbs; Water

Origin: Tidewater Virginia

Source: Mary Randolph, 1824

Ingredients

Sweet potatoes
Boiled ham
1 to 2 Chickens
Pepper
Salt
1 Bundle of herbs
Water

Instructions

Wash and wipe the sweet potatoes. If they are large, cut them in two lengths. Place them at the bottom of a stew pan. Lay slices of boiled ham over the potatoes, and on top of the ham arrange one or two chickens that have been cut up and seasoned with pepper and salt. Add a bundle of herbs. Pour in water to cover, and stew until everything is done. Remove the bundle of herbs. Serve the stew in a deep dish. Thicken the gravy and pour it over the contents.