1 cured sweet potato (yam)

Wash and dry. Bake at 400ºF.   for 15 minutes. Reduce heat to 375ºF.   and continue baking until potatoes are soft; about 1 hour for medium potatoes and l 1/2 hours for large. Hint: Do not wrap sweet potatoes with foil because it will steam the sweet potato and you will not have that sweet, syrupy flavor of a good baked yam. This is also true of yams cooked in the microwave.