Sweet Potato Bread (First Prize)

1/4 c. shortening

1/4 c. brown sugar, firmly packed

2 eggs, well beaten

1 1/4 c mashed cooked sweet potatoes, fresh or canned

2 T milk

1 t lemon juice

2 c sifted all-purpose flour

4 t baking powder

1/2 t salt

1 c chopped nuts

1/4 c orange marmalade

3 unpeeled orange slices

Cream shortening; add sugar and beat until light and fluffy. Add eggs, yams, milk and lemon juice; beat well. Sift flour, baking powder and salt together. Add sifted ingredients and nuts to sweet potato mixture and mix only until ingredients are combined.

Spread orange marmalade evenly over the bottom of greased 9 x 5 x 3 inch pan. Arrange orange slices on marmalade. Turn yam batter into pan and bake in moderate oven 350 degrees 1 hour and 30 minutes. Remove from pan, and cool before slicing.