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Default Sweet potatoes

On 12/18/2016 2:13 PM, l not -l wrote:
> On 18-Dec-2016, Gary > wrote:
>
>> jmcquown wrote:
>>>
>>> On 12/18/2016 8:39 AM, Ophelia wrote:
>>>> I notice they are often mentioned as being roasted. Does anyone peel
>>>> them to cook in other ways?
>>>>
>>>>
>>> Sweet potato fries (chips) are all the rage at the moment.
>>>
>>> Jill

>>
>> I tried them.......fail!

> I tried them.....success! Of course, I bought frozen and cooked them on a
> rack in the oven. Very tasty, especially when seasoned with a bit of salt
> and cayenne. I have also had them in restaurants and enjoyed those as
> well. But, that's just me, I really like sweet potatoes.
>

I love sweet potatoes. I have baked frozen sweet potato fries.

Jill

> I have them often, mostly baked and served as a side with steak. I'd rather
> have a baked sweet than a baked russet any day. I prefer sweet potato pie
> to pumpkin. I've even made sweet potato candy; though, it was nowhere near
> as good as available at the stalls in Olvera Street in LA.
>