Yams

6 Medium Yams

3 or 4 apples peeled and sliced

½ cup butter

3 Tlbs. cornstarch

Optional: small can crushed pineapple

1 cup sugar

1 tea salt

2 cups water 

2 Tlbs. lemon juice

Par boil yams, cool, peel, and slice in layers in buttered casserole dish. Alternating yam slices and apple slices. 

Sauce: Melt butter in a small sauce pan. Add cornstarch, sugar and salt. Blend well, add water, cook and stir until sauce thickens, add lemon juice and pineapple. Pour sauce over yams and apples.