Sweet Potato Pudding

Name: Sweet Potato Pudding
Cuisine: Tidewater Virginia
Ingredients: 1 pound sweet potatoes; 6 eggs; 0.75 pound powdered sugar; 0.75 pound butter; nutmeg; lemon peel; 1 glass brandy; paste; sugar; citron

Origin: Tidewater Virginia

Source: Mary Randolph, 1824

Ingredients

1 pound sweet potatoes
6 eggs
0.75 pound powdered sugar
0.75 pound butter
nutmeg
lemon peel
1 glass brandy
paste
sugar
citron

Instructions

Boil one pound of sweet potatoes until very tender. Rub them while hot through a colander to create a smooth paste. Combine the sweet potato purée with the well-beaten eggs, powdered sugar, butter, grated nutmeg, grated lemon peel, and brandy. Line a pudding dish with paste and pour in the mixture. Bake until set. Upon removal from the oven, sprinkle the top generously with sugar and cover with bits of citron.