Yam & Apple Casserole (Grandma Morgan)

3 - 4 yams (or 1 Large can)

6 or 8 large Jonathan or Rome apples – peeled and sliced

Sauce:

1 cup sugar

1 tsp. salt

4 level TBS. cornstarch

2 cups water

Mix sauce ingredients together.  Cook sauce stirring constantly over heat until mixture boils hard, thickens, and goes clear - about 5 min.  Add 1 tsp. butter to sauce and stir until melted.

Boil yams.  Let cool.  Peel and slice.  Place peeled and sliced apples in buttered dripper pan or baking dish.  Place layer of yams and half the sauce.  Add second layer of apples and rest of sauce.  Cover.  Bake 1 hour at 350°.  Turn up temperature to 400°, remove lid or cover and bake 10 minutes more until it bubbles.  Carrots may be used in place of the yams.