Yams a la Francaise

• 12 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon cornstarch
• 14 teaspoon salt
• 1 grated orange, juice and rind of
• 3 teaspoons cream sherry
• 14 cup butter
• 12 cup broken pecans
• 4 medium yams, cooked,peeled and quartered or 2 (16 ounce) cans yams, drained

1. Mix together sugar, cornstarch, salt, orange rind and juice in saucepan.
2. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly.
3. Add sherry and butter; stir until butter melts.
4. Sprinkle pecans over yams in shallow casserole; pour syrup over yams, turning yams once to coat with syrup.
5. Bake in 350F degrees over for 25-30 minutes.
6. or until yams are heated through and glazed.

brown sugar, cornstarch, salt, cream sherry, butter, pecans, yams

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/yams-a-la-francaise-12346 (may not work)