POSSUM AND SWEET TATER BAKE

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UH...OK... Now this is old southern cooking. I typed this one exactly how it was written. HUM!! How many people Will a possum serve anyway? Poor Poor Possum, or is it Opossum?

Provided by Cookin In Texas

Categories     Wild Game

Time 2h

Yield 4-6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 possum, cut up
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
5 -6 sweet potatoes, scrubbed and cut up in chunks
1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup oleo, that means margarine I looked it up
1 gallon water, as needed

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 375.
  • Skin and shuck all innards and wash yer possum.
  • Put possum in a big sauce pot and cover with water.
  • Add yer salt and yer pepper.
  • Cover pot and cook until possum is tender.
  • Place possum in center of large baking pan and place yer sweet taters around it.
  • Sprinkle with yer white and brown sugars and oleo over taters.
  • Pour 2 cups of yer juice from cooked possum over everything.
  • Place in a hot oven and bake until taters are fork tender light brown, and juices from possum has cooked away.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 543.3, Fat 22.8, SaturatedFat 4.3, Sodium 675.5, Carbohydrate 84.8, Fiber 4.9, Sugar 58.2, Protein 2.8

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