Giusi wrote:
>
> Sweet potatoes very hard to find and
> usually those nasty white ones. They're
> called American potatoes, like any potato isn't.

Too bad. I was about to suggest mashed
sweet potatoes with mini-marshmallows
on top. It's the mini-marshmallows that
make it truly and completely American.

This one's too fancy. We don't furrow
the potatoes. And that's way too many
mini-marshmallows.

http://i.timeinc.net/recipes/i/recip...l-392646-l.jpg

This one's drowning in marshmallows,
and they're the regular size, not the
mini size.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...ocasserole.jpg

Again, too many mini-marshmallows, and worse,
what are those pecans doing in there?
Must be a regional thing.

http://images.jupiterimages.com/comm...5/23047548.jpg

Still too many mini-marshmallows, and the
sweet potatoes don't appear to have been
mashed.

http://images.jupiterimages.com/comm...1/23220184.jpg

Don't know why I can't find a picture of
canonical American sweet potatoes.
The mini-marshmallows should be studded
on the top, not forming a continuous
layer. No more than about 20% coverage of
the surface of the mashed sweet potatoes.
It's okay if a few marshmallows touch
each other and melt together during baking,
but that should be avoided. They should
be spaced far enough apart that they don't
melt together.