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Default Prefer Yams Or Sweet Potatoes - Favorite Way To Prepare Them?

On Sun, 09 Oct 2011 11:09:23 -0400, Brooklyn1 wrote:

> On Sun, 9 Oct 2011 09:58:49 -0400, "jmcquown" >
> wrote:
>
>>
>>"Jim Elbrecht" > wrote in message
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>>> "Bob Terwilliger" > wrote:
>>>
>>>>Julie wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> a few weeks ago I got some sweet potatoes with goat cheese. I did like
>>>>> them but only ate a tiny taste. I don't need the carbs.
>>>>
>>>>You might want to look into the actual carbohydrate content of sweet
>>>>potatoes. You'll probably be pleasantly surprised at how low they are in
>>>>carbs, especially in comparison with potatoes.
>>>
>>> Plus- they are high in fiber, antioxidants, vit. A & C & iron. Just
>>> keep the marshmallow, syrup and butter away from them.<g>
>>>
>>> Jim

>>
>>LOL! Yeah, we can save the marshmallow laden sweet potato pie for another
>>day.

>
> By volume sweet potato is as sweet as marshmallows.


'by volume'? what the **** is that supposed to mean?

blake