Titi's Candied Yams

Ingredients:
5 large RED yams/sweet potatoes
1/2-3/4 cup light brown sugar
1 stick of butter
1 20 oz can of crushed pineapple juice, in pineapple juice; not syrup
Half a bag of mini marshmallows

Recipes:
Preheat oven at 450 degrees
Place the washed yams/sweet potatoes on a cookie sheet and into the oven
Bake until soft; turn them over partially through
Remove from the oven and peel once they have cooled.
Mash the yams/sweet potatoes
Add the light brown sugar and butter
Mix
Then add the pineapple, mix again
Place into a 350 degree oven to heat just the yam mixture
Once hot, add the marshmallows on top bake on top rack until marshmallows have browned

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Ingredients:
Pint of half and half
Quart of buttermilk
LOTS of salt
Cream Cheese Block
Jalapenos/Serrano Peppers

Recipe:
In a large sauce pan, bring half and half to a rolling boil.
Turn off the heat once it has boiled, and let cool down to room temperature
Once the half and half is at room temperature, cut the cheese block into inch by inch squares
Prep the jar with the boiled half and half and a slivered jalapeno/serrano
Cover each inch by inch block of cheese in a generous serving of salt
Put a quarter of the blocks covered in salt into the jar
Add another jalapeno/serrano and some buttermilk
Add another quarter of the blocked covered in salt
Add another jalapeno/serrano and some buttermilk.
Repeat until done with all ingredients
Close the jar and rotate the jar in a manner to mix the milk solution among the cheese blocks
Keep closed and stored away for at least a month.