On Tue, 30 Oct 2012 16:35:26 -0500, Tara >
wrote:

>On Tue, 30 Oct 2012 13:51:55 -0500, zxcvbob wrote:
>
>> Do you bake or boil the sweet potatoes? I've had SP pie before and it's
>> OK but usually tastes a little "off" -- too starchy maybe (like boiled
>> sweet potatoes.)
>>
>> I've never tried making it, but wonder if I could just substitute baked
>> and mashed SP's in my favorite pumpkin pie recipe?
>
>I have substituted baked sweet potatoes for pumpkin in pie. I just baked
>the sweet potatoes, mashed them, and added them in place of pumpkin in
>the Libby's recipe.

Libby's canned pumpkin is actually butternut squash.
http://www.slashfood.com/2005/10/24/...eally-pumpkin/