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Default Sweet Potatoes less dense than Yams?

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Amateur Cook > wrote:

> Apparently. Last time I cooked yams, when I dropped them in water to
> boil they sunk to the bottom.
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> I cooked sweet potatoes for the first time last night and they floated
> on top.
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> Anyone know what would make the yams more dense?


Sounds like they were old? How did they turn out?
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