Soul Food Candied Yams Without a Single Marshmallow — the Way Grandma Made It

My mama made candied yams in a cast iron skillet with butter, sugar, nutmeg, and a squeeze of lemon, and not one marshmallow. This pan feeds eight people for about five dollars. Pull up a chair, baby. I'll show you the seven things Mama did that the can made us forget, how to save the leftover syrup for Monday morning biscuits, and who first put a marshmallow on a sweet potato. That goes back to a marshmallow company in 1917, not anybody's grandmother. And stay to the end, because I'll tell you where the word "yam" really comes from. If you're stretching a grocery budget, you're in the right kitchen. Subscribe so the next old recipe finds you. It doesn't cost a nickel. Keep the old ways. #CandiedYams #SoulFood #FrugalLiving