Sweet Potato-Carrot Tsimmes

Ingredients

• 12 cup salted water
• 6 med sweet potatoes peeled/diced, about 3 lbs
• 1 lbs carrots
• ½ cup pitted prunes, halved
• 1 cup orange juice
• ¼ cup brown sugar
• ½ tsp cinnamon
• 2 tbsp butter or margarine
• 20 oz can pineapple chunks
• 1 cup mandarin orange piece drained.

Procedures

1. In a large pot bring water to a boil.
2. Add potatoes and carrots and simmer; uncovered about 15 minutes or until tender.
3. Drain and mash.
4. Place in greased 6 quart casserole with the prunes.
5. Preheat oven to 350 °F.
6. Combine orange juice, brown sugar and cinnamon pour over the sweet potatoes.
7. Bake, covered for 30 minutes.
8. Uncover and taste.
9. If the tzimmes tastes sweet enough, dot with margarine or butter and bake, uncovered 15 minutes more.
10. Otherwise add pineapple and oranges, then dot with butter or margarine and bake an additional 15 minutes.