Rihla #21

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1. If I could choose to live in either the Old World or the New World based on the food they have, I would definitly choose to live in the Old World. I would love to live in the Old World because they have more food to choose from, so I would never get tired of eating a certain type of food. Also I enjoy most of the meats that they have and I love all of the fruit that they have. Futhermore, I love beans, all types, and rice.

2. My mother enjoy making sweet potato pie which includes:


• 1 pound sweet potato
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup of white sugar
• 1/2 cup of milk
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon vannilla extract
• 9 inch unbaked pie crust

Directions

• Boil sweet potato whole in skin for 40 to 50 minutes. Run cold water over the sweet potato, and remove the skin.
• Break apart sweet potato in a bowl. Add butter, and mix. Stir in sugar, milk, eggs, nutmeg, cinnamon and vanilla. Beat on medium speed until mixture is smooth. Pour filling into an unbaked pie crust.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 55 to 60 minutes, or until knife inserted in center comes out clean.


I believe that this recipe best represents the New World because the New World includes potatoes and vanilla.

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