Bourbon Sweet Potatoes

4 pounds sweet potatoes or yams
1/2 cup butter or margarine
1/2 cup bourbon
1/3 cup orange juice
1/4 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon apple pie spice
1/3 cup chopped pecans

Scrub the potatoes.
Cook covered in boiling salted water to cover in a large saucepan
about 35 minutes or until tender.
Drain; cool slightly, then peel.

Mash potatoes in large bowl.
Add butter, bourbon, orange juice, brown sugar, salt and apple
pie spice; beat until fluffy-smooth.
Spoon into a buttered 6-cup baking dish.
Sprinkle nuts around edge.
Bake at 350 degrees F for 45 minutes or until lightly browned.