1 1/4 pounds yams or sweet potatoes 1 cup sugar 1/2 tsp salt 1/4 tsp baking soda 1/2 tsp cinnamon 1/4 tsp freshly ground nutmeg 1/4 tsp cloves 1/4 cup butter, melted 1 tsp vanilla extract 2 eggs 1/2 cup milk * Preheat oven to 375 * Bake sweet potatoes in a 350 oven until soft, about 45 minutes. * In a large bowl, mix the cooked mashed sweet potatoes, sugar, salt, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves. Beat in melted butter, vanilla extract eggs, and milk. Pour mixture into a pie shell and cook for 40 minutes.