MAINE'S "BLACK SPIDER BALLS"

By stepjo7269

Garden Time! “Growing Sweet Potatoes Everywhere”

Ingredients

• Directions:
• 2 c. sweet potatoes, mashed
• 1 egg, beaten
• 2 T. brown or maple sugar
• 2 T. butter
• 1/4 c. pecans, chopped
• salt
• pepper
• cinnamon
• 1 . Combine all ingredients and mix well.
• 2 . Roll into 2 inch balls or drop by spoonfuls into hot grease.
• 3 . Brown and turn. May also deep fry.

Preparation

Step 1

Resembles a spider if dropped into hot grease in iron skillet.