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14 December 2021 GLORIA EVANS shares her Grandmother Allen's versatile sweet potato pudding recipe. "is is a simple recipe," she said. "I cut it into squares, and my family puts it on the plate with the meal. I guess it could also be used as a dessert option as well." SWEET POTATO PUDDING 2 cups boiled and mashed sweet potatoes 1 cup self-rising flour (Gluten-free Bisquick works also) 2 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla ½ teaspoon nutmeg ½ teaspoon cinnamon 1 cup sugar 2 tablespoons melted butter 1/3 cup milk Mix all ingredients and bake in a 9-by-13 dish at 350 for 30 to 40 minutes, until edges begin to brown JUDY HARRISON makes this special Italian Cream Cake for holidays and for friends, who always love it. She found the recipe by way of Carole Goforth, who submitted it for the Fayetteville Junior Woman's Club 1977 cookbook, "e Smorgasbord Sampler." "I've made it so many times," Harrison said. "You can see how worn the page is." Her Sweet Potato Souffle recipe comes from the Junior League of Fayetteville's "Market to Mealtime," a gi she received at her wedding shower in 1975 from elma Canady. e recipe is from the late Sue Worth. ITALIAN CREAM CAKE 1 stick butter ½ cup Crisco 2 cups sugar 5 egg yolks 1 teaspoon baking soda 2 cups plain flour 1 cup buttermilk 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 cup chopped pecans 1 cup coconut 5 egg whites, beaten Cream butter, Crisco and sugar until creamy. Beat in egg yolks. Sift soda and flour and add alternately with buttermilk to egg and sugar mixture, starting and finishing with flour. Add coconut, nuts and vanilla. Fold in beaten egg whites. SWEET POTATO SOUFFLE 1 large or 2 small baked sweet potatoes 4 eggs, separated 1 cup sugar 1 stick melted margarine 1 12-ounce can evaporated milk 1 teaspoon vanilla Mash potatoes, then add sugar. Add butter, vanilla, egg yolks and milk. Add stiffly beaten egg whites. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes. Pour well-mixed batter into three 9-inch grease and floured pans. Bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes. Do not overbake. Frosting 8 ounces cream cheese, softened 2 sticks butter 1 box powdered sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla Beat together until creamy. Frost when cake has completely cooled. FA SCI NAT I NG FAYETT EV ILLE

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