On 12/2/2012 6:08 AM, Somebody wrote:
> pumpkin, sweet potato, or apple? other?
>
> Was watching Kamau Bell the other week and he did a segment on pumpkin vs.
> sweet potato pie. All the black people said sweet potato, and all the white
> people said pumpkin. At the end, he had 2 pies and 3 non-white/non-blacks
> to taste test them. 2 of 3 chose the sweet potato pie... I don't remember
> seeing sweet potato pie in the stores around here. I think I would prefer
> apple pie ala mode, personally.
>
>

It might be that white folk said "pumpkin" because they've never had
sweet potato pie. I made some the other day because the sweet potato
that I had boiled was a little mushy and unappetizing. I just used sweet
potato in a standard pumpkin pie recipe, mixed in a little flour for
more stability, and used 4 eggs instead of 2. You get a lighter pie that
sets up faster so you don't have to burn it all to hell. :-)