CANDIED SWEET POTATOES

Cook the potatoes in their skins and then cool and remove the skins. Now place in heavy iron frying pan One and one-half cups of syrup, One-half teaspoon of cinnamon, One-half teaspoon of nutmeg. Bring to a boil and cook for five minutes. Add the sweet potatoes and baste continually with the syrup, allowing them to simmer slowly for twenty minutes. Do not cut or slice the potatoes.