Some Thanksgiving Recipes — right in the nick of time
Posted on November 21, 2012
My dear husband comes from Georgia. And he has some pretty fixed ideas about what is supposed to be on the menu at Thanksgiving time. And one of those things is a casserole called a sweet potato mallow, which is a mixture of sweet potatoes, sour cream, and marshmallows, liberally spiced with mace.
I’ve never bothered to photograph any of my sweet potato mallows, but here is a nice picture I found of someone else’s:
Photo by Kahtryn Rotondo
This is not your usual souffle. It’s a really interesting mixture of piquant and sweet. It’s also incredibly easy to make, especially if you use canned yams. Here’s the recipe that comes from an ancient Betty Crocker cookbook — the one I was given three decades ago by my mother-in-law right after I got married.
INGREDIENTS
1 LB sweet potatoes or canned yams (drain the syrup if you’re using the canned yams.)
½ cup sour cream
1 egg yolk
½ tsp salt
¼ tsp mace (I sometimes sneak in a little more)
¾ cup miniature marshmallows
INSTRUCTIONS
Heat oven to 350 degrees. In small mixer bowl, combine sweet potatoes, sour cream, egg yolk, salt, and mace; beat on medium speed until smooth.
Poor mixture into a buttered 1-quart casserole. (I usually omit the butter); top with marshmallows. Bake 30 minutes or until marshmallows are puffed and brown. This makes 4 servings. I will double or triple the recipe depending on the size of the Turkey Day crowd.
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I’ve got a couple of other 
last minute recipes that might interest you. The first is for making turkey gravy. I blogged about this several years ago, but that recipe (and the story that goes with it) is always worth another look when one is contemplating gravy-making. Here is the link.
And finally, you’ll find a bunch of great Turkey Day recipes in the free cookbook Eat, Read Love, including several contributions from yours truly. The squash casserole, which manages to make it into my books — always brought by Millie Polk, is a great side dish for Thanksgiving. It’s also wonderful for Christmas buffets and goes exceptionally well as a side with ham. You can download the cookbook for free at Amazon, Kobo, or Smashwords.
