Mexican Sweet Potato Candy

Ingredients

• ¹/₈ teaspoon salt
• ¾ cup evaporated milk
• ½ cup chopped pecans
• 1 tablespoon butter or margarine
• ½ cup mashed, cooked sweet potatoes
• 2 cups firmly packed brown sugar

Combine sugar, milk, butter, and salt in a 2-quart saucepan. Cook over low heat, stirring until sugar dissolves. Wash off sugar crystals that have formed on sides of pan, using a brush dipped in cold water. Continue to cook, stirring occasionally, until mixture reaches firm ball stage (244°). Rem...

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