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Tudda would say “girls,
it’s time for Halloween.” My sisters and I would get so
excited, just overwhelmed. We knew it was time to decorate
our home for Halloween – such fun memories.
We also knew it was that
time of the year when our grandmother would bake her famous
sweet potato pies. My goodness! As my sisters and I
decorated, we could smell the pies baking in the oven. My
sisters and I could not wait to sink our teeth into the pies
topped with homemade whipped cream and doused with a cold
glass of milk.
I am very much Tudda’s
grandchild especially when it comes to the holidays. I keep
the traditions alive that she honored by decorating and
baking for each and every holiday. I absolutely love
celebrating all our holiday events.
I believe that when
decorating there should always be a focal point in the
center of your home – an area your guests will see when
first entering your home. My home’s focal point is my living
room mantle.
I love decorating the
mantle with candles, mini pumpkins and corn stalks with
orange ribbons for Halloween. It gives the home a warm
welcome feeling.
Pumpkins of all sizes and
materials, gourds and bright orange ribbons are key elements
of the Halloween theme and easily obtained at many different
stores – most of the decorations can be stored for the
following years.
And please don’t forget
the decorative wreath on the front door welcoming your
guests. You don’t have to wait for the Christmas holiday to
bring out the wreath!!
This week, I’m going to
share my grandmother’s famous sweet potato pie recipe for
Halloween – from my kitchen to yours.
Happy Halloween!!
Grandmother’s Sweet Potato Pie
Ingredients
1/3 cup of butter –
softened
½ cup – sugar
2 eggs – lightly beaten
¾ cup evaporated milk
2 cups mashed sweet
potatoes
1 tsp vanilla extract
½ tsp ground cinnamon
½ tsp ground nutmeg
¼ tsp salt
Preparation
Preheat oven to 450
degrees
In a bowl, cream the
butter, add sugar and eggs – mix well. Add milk, sweet
potatoes, vanilla extract, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt – mix
well.
Pour mixture into pie
crust.
Bake at 450 degrees for 15
minutes
Turn over down to 350
degrees. Bake pie for 35-40 minutes or until a knife
inserted near the center comes out clean.
Cool and refrigerate
Contact Mary Louise at marylouiseatthetruthtoledo.com
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