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              Ham Apple Sweet Potato

1 center slice ham or 4 individual slices
3 medium sweet potatoes (1 1/2 lbs), sliced 1/4" thick
2 tablespoons sugar
4 apples, quartered, (1pound)
3/4 cup hot water

Brown the ham slightly on both sides and place in baking dish. Spread apples and sliced sweet potatoes over ham and sprinkle with sugar. Add hot water. Cover and bake until tender, about 1 hour, in 350 degree oven. Baste occasionally while cooking. Remove cover last 15 minutes to brown.
Yield: 4 servings

Kinds of Muscles

• Skeletal muscles move your bones. They are called voluntary muscles because you decide when to move them. You have more than 400 voluntary muscles.

• The job of the cardiac muscle, or heart, is to pump blood through your body. The cardiac muscle is involuntary; it never stops working during your lifetime.

• Smooth muscles control your internal movements, such as moving food around in your intestines. These muscles are also found in the blood vessels, where they assist the flow of blood. Smooth muscles are involuntary.