Ranee at Arabian Knits wrote:
> In article >,
> Doug Freyburger > wrote:
>
>> Technically, yams are a class of root vegitable from Africa. They don't
>> appear in the US unless you can maybe find one in a specialty store that
>> focuses on recent immigrants. What we call yams in the US are sweet
>> potatoes. If you like one variety but not the other you're splitting a
>> finer hair than I'm able to do.
>
> I do find that the varieties marketed as "yams" are usually more
> moist than the ones they call sweet potatoes, so there is a difference,
> I think, as there is between other varieties of other produce. However,
> I tend to buy the cheaper ones, if there is a difference in price. :-)
>
I like garnet yams (which are technically sweet potatoes).

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Jean B.