Yam and Apple Casserole

-Mom Pulsipher

6 medium yams or 2 large cans yams
3 or 4 green apples, cored and sliced or canned, sliced apples
1/2 cup margarine
3 Tbsp. cornstarch
1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 tsp. salt
2 cups water
2 Tbsp. orange juice
1 tsp. orange zest

Parboil yams about 20 minutes. Cool, peel, and slice in layers in a buttered casserole dish, alternating yam slices with apple slices. Melt butter in small saucepan. Add cornstarch, sugars and salt and blend well. Add water. Cook and stir until sauce thickens. Add orange juice and zest, then pour sauce over yams and apples. Bake at 350 for 1 hour. If using canned yams and apple, you can warm in the microwave until bubbly. Makes 8 servings.