# Thanksgiving Day meal assistance? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 27, 2002, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanksgiving-day-meal-assistance/139004 "2002-11-27T00:38:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2002, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanksgiving-day-meal-assistance/139004/1 "2002-11-27T00:38:09Z")
I need a good recipe for sweet potato casserole. It’s a food I don’t normally make but hold out some hope that the Olethlings[sup]TM[/sup] might actually eat. Anybody brave enough to share their recipe? Also, feel free to use this space to request/share other tasty Thanksgiving Day favorites! thanks, Shibb ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2002, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanksgiving-day-meal-assistance/139004/2 "2002-11-27T00:50:45Z")
Honeybaked Ham Store. Credit Card. Sweet Potato Casserole! ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2002, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanksgiving-day-meal-assistance/139004/3 "2002-11-27T01:14:39Z")
Exactly which mountain do you live on? ---
**Author:** ![Jadis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/87869e/32.png) [@Jadis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jadis)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2002, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanksgiving-day-meal-assistance/139004/4 "2002-11-27T02:42:46Z")
Here’s the one my family makes: **Sweet Potato Casserole** 1 cup sugar 1 stick butter (melted) 2 eggs (beaten) 3 cups cooked sweet potatoes - Mix above ingredients, spread in baking dish or large bowl **Topping** 1 cup brown sugar 1 stick butter 1 cup chopped pecans - Melt butter and mix in sugar and nuts. - Spread mixture over top of sweet potato mixture from above - Bake casserole for 30 minutes, uncovered, at 350 degrees (pecan topping should be crusty). Hope this works out for you. We refer to it as dessert disguised as a vegetable. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2002, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanksgiving-day-meal-assistance/139004/5 "2002-11-27T12:20:20Z")
Thanks **Jadis** , that’s sounds about right. I might have to play with the recipe a bit (it’s in my blood). About how many servings is that? Two cups of sugar to three cups of sweet potatoes, eh? That’s some kind of health food. 😉