Sweet Potato and Peanut Pit Oven

Sweet Potato and Peanut Pit Oven

　　Sweet Potato and Peanut Pit Oven

　　An earthen kiln is built from soil blocks and fired with firewood and straw until the soil glows bright red. The ashes inside are cleared out, and sweet potatoes or peanuts in their shells are put into the kiln. The kiln is then destroyed and flattened, covered with a layer of fine soil, and topped with a large stone. After about an hour, if no moisture is found under the stone, the sweet potatoes and peanuts are fully cooked. The soil can be dug away to retrieve them for eating—their sweet flavor surpasses that of boiled ones.