Sweet Potato Pone
This is an easy recipe for Sweet Potato Pone (aka Potato Pound)! This dish is one of the original “soul foods” that arrived via the slave ships that came to America.
Some suggest serving Sweet Potato Pone as a side dish with meats, but to others it is a dessert or pudding. You decide – either way, it is yummy! 
Sweet Potato Pone
Ingredients
1 egg
1 cup sugar
1 stick (8 tablespoons) butter or margarine, softened
2 cups grated raw sweet potatoes
¼ teaspoon salt
½ cup milk
Skillet Cornbread
This versatile recipe can be made in a skillet or baked in corn stick molds.
Ingredients
1 1/2 cups cornmeal, preferably white water-ground
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon double-acting baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
1 1/2 cups buttermilk
1 tablespoon butter, melted
Directions
Preheat the oven to 350°F.
Combine the cornmeal, flour, baking powder and salt and sift them into a deep bowl. In a separate bowl, beat the eggs lightly with a wire whisk or fork, then add the buttermilk and mix well. Pour the liquid ingredients over the dry ones and, with a wooden spoon, stir them together until the batter is smooth. Do not over-beat.
