sweet potato pone

19th century recipe Sweet Potato Pone 1 large sweet potato 1 tbsp. yam or coco 1 beaten egg 1 tbsp. of butter ½ a coconut grated Milk Black pepper2 tbsp sugar Water To one large sweet potato boiled and grated, put a tablespoonful of grated yam or coco, one beaten egg, half a coconut grated and made into coconut milk, or else a little cow’s or condensed milk, nutmeg, black pepper (plenty), two tablespoonfuls of brown sugar in half a cup of water. Put in a “pudding pan” as they call the little round baking tins, and bake until firm. Source: Sullivan, Caroline. The Jamaica Cookery Book: Three Hundred and Twelve Simple Cookery Receipts and Household Hints. Kingston: Aston. W. Gardner, 1893.

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