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In article >, says...
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> Jinx the Minx wrote:
> >
> > Gary > wrote:
> > > Pain in the ass to use though. This is why I switched to sweet
> > > potato pies. Same taste if you use the same spice mix.
> > >

> >
> > That is just not true. I can clearly taste the difference between pumpkin
> > pie and sweet potato pie, even when using the exact same recipe. Pumpkin
> > pie is one of my favorites, but I find sweet potato pie vile.

>
> Well then we agree to disagree. Both are winter squash and I
> readily switched to sweet potatoes for the same exact pies.


Sweet potatoes are not a squash. Squash is a fruit and grows above
ground, Sweet potato is a tuberous root and grows underground.

Janet UK
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> I might grant you a slight taste difference between the two but
> to say one is a favorite and the other is "vile," is silly.
> That's only your mind's perception. Bet you've never compared
> the two side by side using same exact spices. Nope. One good and
> the other vile? Bull friggin hockey! Don't be a baby.
>
> Sorry. This is my daily pain-in-the-ass post.
> I'm always good for at least one per day.