Sweet Potatoes

On Sun 13 Nov 2005 09:12:50a, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it TammyM?

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Wayne Boatwright said:

On Sat 12 Nov 2005 07:40:40p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Brit?

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I have recently been introduced to the wonders of sweet potatoes. Does
anyone have a favorite way of eating them? I'd love to try some
different recipes out!

My favorite way of eating sweet potatoes is roasted slow and long, then
served with a glob of butter.

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Wayne Boatwright *¿*

Always knew you were my soulmate :-) I find they don't even need the
butter, just s&p, but this particular gilding of the lily works for me
too. I've eaten sweet tatoes for dinner. Just them. Nothing else.
Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm....

TammyM

I, too, have eaten just a sweet potato for dinner. It's one of my comfort
foods.

--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
_____________________________________________

A chicken in every pot is a *LOT* of chicken!

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On Sun, 13 Nov 2005 20:43:32 +0100, Pandora wrote:

> Oh yes! Here, altitude is about 600 yards. But is not this the

problem.

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> Potatoes grow, but they aren't so good!

Maybe it's the type of potato you get for seed, or maybe it's the
soil. Not sure how you can get better seed potatoes, but you can do
something about the soil.

🙂

My soil is very argillaceus. It is orange coloured. Perhaps is this the
problem?

It sounds like good wine grape soil, but not potato soil. Have you
considered a raised bed and filling it with your own soil mixture?
http://www.bestgardening.com/bgc/howto/vegepotato01.htm
Don't forget to rotate your crops!

Ohhh! it's a very intersesting web page! I read that you must not plant
potatoes were you plant tomatoes the year before! perhaps it is also this
the pronblem! I have planted them where there were tomatoes!!!!!
Cheers and thank you for instructions
Pandora

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On Sun, 13 Nov 2005 20:43:32 +0100, Pandora wrote:

> Oh yes! Here, altitude is about 600 yards. But is not this the

problem.

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> Potatoes grow, but they aren't so good!

Maybe it's the type of potato you get for seed, or maybe it's the
soil. Not sure how you can get better seed potatoes, but you can do
something about the soil.

🙂

My soil is very argillaceus. It is orange coloured. Perhaps is this the
problem?

It sounds like good wine grape soil, but not potato soil. Have you
considered a raised bed and filling it with your own soil mixture?
http://www.bestgardening.com/bgc/howto/vegepotato01.htm
Don't forget to rotate your crops!

Ohhh! it's a very intersesting web page! I read that you must not plant
potatoes were you plant tomatoes the year before! perhaps it is also this
the pronblem! I have planted them where there were tomatoes!!!!!
Cheers and thank you for instructions
Pandora

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On Sun 13 Nov 2005 09:12:50a, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it TammyM?

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Wayne Boatwright said:

On Sat 12 Nov 2005 07:40:40p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Brit?

> I have recently been introduced to the wonders of sweet potatoes. Does
> anyone have a favorite way of eating them? I'd love to try some
> different recipes out!

My favorite way of eating sweet potatoes is roasted slow and long, then
served with a glob of butter.

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Wayne Boatwright *¿*

Always knew you were my soulmate :-) I find they don't even need the
butter, just s&p, but this particular gilding of the lily works for me
too. I've eaten sweet tatoes for dinner. Just them. Nothing else.
Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm....

TammyM

I, too, have eaten just a sweet potato for dinner. It's one of my comfort
foods.

Do you need a comfort? I didn't know 🙂))))
Pan

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Wayne Boatwright *¿*
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A chicken in every pot is a *LOT* of chicken!

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On Sun 13 Nov 2005 09:12:50a, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it TammyM?

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Wayne Boatwright said:

On Sat 12 Nov 2005 07:40:40p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Brit?

> I have recently been introduced to the wonders of sweet potatoes. Does
> anyone have a favorite way of eating them? I'd love to try some
> different recipes out!

My favorite way of eating sweet potatoes is roasted slow and long, then
served with a glob of butter.

<snip>

Quoted message said:

Wayne Boatwright *¿*

Always knew you were my soulmate :-) I find they don't even need the
butter, just s&p, but this particular gilding of the lily works for me
too. I've eaten sweet tatoes for dinner. Just them. Nothing else.
Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm....

TammyM

I, too, have eaten just a sweet potato for dinner. It's one of my comfort
foods.

Do you need a comfort? I didn't know 🙂))))
Pan

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--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
_____________________________________________

A chicken in every pot is a *LOT* of chicken!

On Sun 13 Nov 2005 01:51:42p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Pandora?

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On Sun 13 Nov 2005 09:12:50a, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it TammyM?

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On 13 Nov 2005 04:05:34 +0100, Wayne Boatwright
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>On Sat 12 Nov 2005 07:40:40p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Brit?
>
>> I have recently been introduced to the wonders of sweet potatoes.
>> Does anyone have a favorite way of eating them? I'd love to try some
>> different recipes out!
>
>My favorite way of eating sweet potatoes is roasted slow and long,
>then served with a glob of butter.
<snip>
>Wayne Boatwright *¿*

Always knew you were my soulmate :-) I find they don't even need the
butter, just s&p, but this particular gilding of the lily works for me
too. I've eaten sweet tatoes for dinner. Just them. Nothing else.
Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm....

TammyM

I, too, have eaten just a sweet potato for dinner. It's one of my
comfort foods.

Do you need a comfort? I didn't know 🙂))))
Pan

It's always nice to have a comfort! :-)

--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
_____________________________________________

A chicken in every pot is a *LOT* of chicken!

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On Sun 13 Nov 2005 09:12:50a, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it TammyM?

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On 13 Nov 2005 04:05:34 +0100, Wayne Boatwright
<[email hidden]> wrote:

>On Sat 12 Nov 2005 07:40:40p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Brit?
>
>> I have recently been introduced to the wonders of sweet potatoes.
>> Does anyone have a favorite way of eating them? I'd love to try some
>> different recipes out!
>
>My favorite way of eating sweet potatoes is roasted slow and long,
>then served with a glob of butter.
<snip>
>Wayne Boatwright *¿*

Always knew you were my soulmate :-) I find they don't even need the
butter, just s&p, but this particular gilding of the lily works for me
too. I've eaten sweet tatoes for dinner. Just them. Nothing else.
Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm....

TammyM

I, too, have eaten just a sweet potato for dinner. It's one of my
comfort foods.

Do you need a comfort? I didn't know 🙂))))
Pan

It's always nice to have a comfort! :-)

--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
_____________________________________________

A chicken in every pot is a *LOT* of chicken!

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On Sun 13 Nov 2005 09:12:50a, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it TammyM?

> On 13 Nov 2005 04:05:34 +0100, Wayne Boatwright
> <[email hidden]> wrote:
>
>>On Sat 12 Nov 2005 07:40:40p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Brit?
>>
>>> I have recently been introduced to the wonders of sweet potatoes.
>>> Does anyone have a favorite way of eating them? I'd love to try some
>>> different recipes out!
>>
>>My favorite way of eating sweet potatoes is roasted slow and long,
>>then served with a glob of butter.
> <snip>
>>Wayne Boatwright *¿*
>
> Always knew you were my soulmate :-) I find they don't even need the
> butter, just s&p, but this particular gilding of the lily works for me
> too. I've eaten sweet tatoes for dinner. Just them. Nothing else.
> Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm....
>
> TammyM

I, too, have eaten just a sweet potato for dinner. It's one of my
comfort foods.

Do you need a comfort? I didn't know 🙂))))
Pan

It's always nice to have a comfort! :-)

I have the same opinion 🙂
Pan

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Wayne Boatwright *¿*
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A chicken in every pot is a *LOT* of chicken!

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On Sun 13 Nov 2005 09:12:50a, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it TammyM?

> On 13 Nov 2005 04:05:34 +0100, Wayne Boatwright
> <[email hidden]> wrote:
>
>>On Sat 12 Nov 2005 07:40:40p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Brit?
>>
>>> I have recently been introduced to the wonders of sweet potatoes.
>>> Does anyone have a favorite way of eating them? I'd love to try some
>>> different recipes out!
>>
>>My favorite way of eating sweet potatoes is roasted slow and long,
>>then served with a glob of butter.
> <snip>
>>Wayne Boatwright *¿*
>
> Always knew you were my soulmate :-) I find they don't even need the
> butter, just s&p, but this particular gilding of the lily works for me
> too. I've eaten sweet tatoes for dinner. Just them. Nothing else.
> Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm....
>
> TammyM

I, too, have eaten just a sweet potato for dinner. It's one of my
comfort foods.

Do you need a comfort? I didn't know 🙂))))
Pan

It's always nice to have a comfort! :-)

I have the same opinion 🙂
Pan

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--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
_____________________________________________

A chicken in every pot is a *LOT* of chicken!

Brit said:

I have recently been introduced to the wonders of sweet potatoes. Does
anyone have a favorite way of eating them? I'd love to try some
different recipes out!

From my Thanksgiving page...

http://home.pacbell.net/macknet/turkeyday.html

Ale Braised Yams with Chipotle Butter...

Sweet potatoes (the red skinned, orange fleshed variety commonly
called yams) cut into bite sized pieces, briefly sautéed in chipotle
butter, splashed with a cup or so of pumpkin ale and braised until
fork tender, then basted with the liquid remaining in the bottom
of the braising pan (plus additional ale and melted chipotle butter
if necessary) and broiled briefly until the taters are lightly
browned on top.

Brit said:

I have recently been introduced to the wonders of sweet potatoes. Does
anyone have a favorite way of eating them? I'd love to try some
different recipes out!

Wash them and leave them unpeeled. Slice very thinly and deep fry to
make crisps. Or cut into chip-sized pieces and make chips.

Or try a Japanese recipe:

Steamed Cake with Sweet Potatoes (mushi-kasutera)
From: 'Japanese Cooking'

200 g plain flour
140 g caster sugar
45 ml sweetened condensed milk
4 eggs beaten
40 g white miso
150 g sweet potatoes
10 ml cream of tartar
2.5 ml bicarbonate of soda
30 ml melted unsalted butter

Sift flour and sugar together in a large bowl. In a separate bowl beat
the milk, eggs and miso together to make a cream. Add to the flour and
mix well. Cover the bowl with clingfilm and let rest for an hour.

Trim and peel the sweet potatoes and cut into 2 cm dice. Cover with
water. Drain just before using. Preheat the steamer and line with butter
muslin.

Mix the cream of tartar and bicarbonate of soda with 15 ml water. Add to
the cake mixture with the melted butter and two-thirds of the diced
sweet potato. Pour the cake mixutre into the steamer, then pus the rest
of the sweet potato on to the surface of the cake.

Steam the cake for 30 minutes or until it has risen to a dome shape.
Remove from the heat and let cool a little. Serve warm or cold.

sf said:

Pandora said:

Oh yes! Here, altitude is about 600 yards. But is not this the problem.
Potatoes grow, but they aren't so good!

Maybe it's the type of potato you get for seed, or maybe it's the
soil. Not sure how you can get better seed potatoes, but you can do
something about the soil.

🙂

My husband's grandfather grew potatoes on the farm (for their own
use) and didn't buy special seed potatoes to plant. They just used
chunks of the previous year's crop as long as each chunk had an "eye" I
don't garden, but wonder what the advantage is of buying seed potatoes.
Wouldn't a bag of your favourite potatoes from the grocery store do as
well? Enquiring minds want to know....lol....Sharon

On Mon, 14 Nov 2005 14:44:42 GMT, Rich McCormack <[email hidden]>

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Brit said:

I have recently been introduced to the wonders of sweet potatoes. Does
anyone have a favorite way of eating them? I'd love to try some
different recipes out!

From my Thanksgiving page...

http://home.pacbell.net/macknet/turkeyday.html

Ale Braised Yams with Chipotle Butter...

Sweet potatoes (the red skinned, orange fleshed variety commonly
called yams) cut into bite sized pieces, briefly sautéed in chipotle
butter, splashed with a cup or so of pumpkin ale and braised until
fork tender, then basted with the liquid remaining in the bottom
of the braising pan (plus additional ale and melted chipotle butter
if necessary) and broiled briefly until the taters are lightly
browned on top.

My GOD, that sounds wonderful! Wish my family were a bit more
adventurous on the foodie front, I'd make that for TDay. As it is, I
shall make it for myself :-)

TammyM

biig said:

My husband's grandfather grew potatoes on the farm (for their own
use) and didn't buy special seed potatoes to plant. They just used
chunks of the previous year's crop as long as each chunk had an "eye" I
don't garden, but wonder what the advantage is of buying seed potatoes.
Wouldn't a bag of your favourite potatoes from the grocery store do as
well? Enquiring minds want to know....lol....Sharon

She says her potatoes aren't any good... that's why I'm suggesting
something else.
--

Practice safe eating. Always use condiments.

sf said:

biig said:

My husband's grandfather grew potatoes on the farm (for their own
use) and didn't buy special seed potatoes to plant. They just used
chunks of the previous year's crop as long as each chunk had an "eye" I
don't garden, but wonder what the advantage is of buying seed potatoes.
Wouldn't a bag of your favourite potatoes from the grocery store do as
well? Enquiring minds want to know....lol....Sharon

She says her potatoes aren't any good... that's why I'm suggesting
something else.
--

Practice safe eating. Always use condiments.

I understand that, (smile) but I'm still wondering about "having" to
buy "seed potatoes" or using regular potatoes....Sharon

sf said:

biig said:

My husband's grandfather grew potatoes on the farm (for their own
use) and didn't buy special seed potatoes to plant. They just used
chunks of the previous year's crop as long as each chunk had an "eye" I
don't garden, but wonder what the advantage is of buying seed potatoes.
Wouldn't a bag of your favourite potatoes from the grocery store do as
well? Enquiring minds want to know....lol....Sharon

She says her potatoes aren't any good... that's why I'm suggesting
something else.
--

Practice safe eating. Always use condiments.

I understand that, (smile) but I'm still wondering about "having" to
buy "seed potatoes" or using regular potatoes....Sharon

biig said:

I understand that, (smile) but I'm still wondering about "having" to
buy "seed potatoes" or using regular potatoes....Sharon

My understanding is that the potatoes you buy at the supermarket may
have been treated with something that keeps the eyes from sprouting,
thus: no good for growing more potatoes. The seed potatoes from the
garden center are cheap enough. Still, if it were me, I'd try both and
compare my results. I'm like that.

--Lia

biig said:

I understand that, (smile) but I'm still wondering about "having" to
buy "seed potatoes" or using regular potatoes....Sharon

My understanding is that the potatoes you buy at the supermarket may
have been treated with something that keeps the eyes from sprouting,
thus: no good for growing more potatoes. The seed potatoes from the
garden center are cheap enough. Still, if it were me, I'd try both and
compare my results. I'm like that.

--Lia

Julia Altshuler said:

biig said:

I understand that, (smile) but I'm still wondering about "having" to
buy "seed potatoes" or using regular potatoes....Sharon

My understanding is that the potatoes you buy at the supermarket may
have been treated with something that keeps the eyes from sprouting,
thus: no good for growing more potatoes. The seed potatoes from the
garden center are cheap enough. Still, if it were me, I'd try both and
compare my results. I'm like that.

--Lia

That makes sense. DH grandfather always grew his own potatoes, so
using last year's to plant wouldn't have anything added to
them....Sharon

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sf said:

biig said:

My husband's grandfather grew potatoes on the farm (for their
own
use) and didn't buy special seed potatoes to plant. They just
used
chunks of the previous year's crop as long as each chunk had an
"eye" I
don't garden, but wonder what the advantage is of buying seed
potatoes.
Wouldn't a bag of your favourite potatoes from the grocery store
do as
well? Enquiring minds want to know....lol....Sharon

She says her potatoes aren't any good... that's why I'm suggesting
something else.
--

Practice safe eating. Always use condiments.

I understand that, (smile) but I'm still wondering about "having" to
buy "seed potatoes" or using regular potatoes....Sharon

Hi Sharon

I always get a good crop of potatoes from the ones that have gone green
and I throw onto my garden🙂 I never buy seed potatoes🙂

O