Apple Yam Bake

Recipe from: Christa Ferguson Platt who received it from her sister-in-law, Valerie Young, and has become a requested Thanksgiving family classic!

1 cup sugar

1 tsp. salt

5 tsp. cornstarch

2 cups+ water

1/2 cup butter

2 Tbsp. lemon juice

4-5 Rome apples, peeled and sliced

1 large #2 can yams (baked fresh yams are best, peeled and sliced)

pecans

In medium sauce pan, mix dry ingredients first for the sauce.  Then add water and cook over medium heat until thickened.  Add butter and lemon juice.  Layer yams and apples in a baking casserole dish.  Pour sauce over top.  Sprinkle with pecans on top.  Bake at 350˚ for 1 hour.