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Opossum and Sweet Potatoes |
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Opossum and Sweet Potatoes |
Jimmy Carter (who became President and won the Nobel Peace
Prize!) ate opossum when he was little. You can dine
while listening to a little opossum music. |
| Ingredients |
- 1 opossum, about 2 1/2 lbs., skinned and cleaned
- Salt
- Freshly ground pepper
- Flour
- 1/2 Cup water
- 4 Medium-sized sweet potatoes
- 2 Tablespoons sugar
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| Cooking
Instructions |
- Preheat oven to 350 F.
- Wipe opossum with a damp cloth and trim and discard
excess fat.
- Mix salt with pepper and rub thoroughly into opossum,
inside and out.
- Sprinkle inside and out with flour.
- Put opossum on its back in a roasting pan with a
tight-fitting lid.
- Pour in water, cover, and roast in oven for about 50
minutes.
- Cut sweet potatoes in half lengthwise and surround
opossum with them.
- If water has evaporated, add enough to cover bottom of
pan.
- Cover and return to oven for about 25 minutes more.
- Remove cover and sprinkle sweet potatoes with about
1/4 teaspoon salt and the sugar.
- Continue roasting until meat and potatoes become crisp
on the surface.
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| Comments |
Makes about four (4) servings. |
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