Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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  12      cups          salted water
   6      medium        sweet potatoes -- peeled/diced; about
   1      pound         carrots
     1/2  cup           pitted prunes -- halved
   1      cup           orange juice
     1/4  cup           brown sugar
     1/2  teaspoon      cinnamon
   2      tablespoons   butter or margarine
  20      ounces        pineapple chunks
   1      cup           mandarin orange pieces -- drained

Preparation:

1. In a large pot bring water to a boil. Add potatoes and carrots and simmer; uncovererd about 15 min. or until tender. Drain and mash. Place in greased 6 qt. casserole with the prunes. 2. Preheat oven to 350 deg. Combine orange juice, brown sugar and cinnamon Pour over the sweet potatoes. Bake, covered for 30 min. Uncover and taste. If the tzimmes tastes sweet enough, dot with margarine or butter and bake, uncovered 15 min. more. Otherwise add pineapple and oranges, then dot with butter or margarine and bake an additional 15 min.