Sweet Potato-Carrot Tsimmes

Ingredients

 * 12 	cup  	-salted water
 * 6 	med 	sweet potatoes peeled/diced, about 3 lbs
 * 1 	lbs 	carrots
 * 1/2 	cup 	Pitted prunes, halved
 * 1 	cup 	orange juice
 * 1/4 	cup 	brown sugar
 * 1/2 	tsp 	cinnamon
 * 2 	tbsp 	butter or margarine
 * 20 	oz 	Can pineapple chunks
 * 1 	cup 	mandarin orange piece dsrained.

Directions
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. 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.