Oh pshaw, on Sat 21 Oct 2006 04:48:58p, jmcquown meant to say...

> Julia Altshuler wrote:
>> jmcquown wrote:
>> I never worked
>>> up the nerve to try them until I realized you could do more than
>>> make that horrid (southern U.S.) "sweet potato pie" which people tend
>>> to top with mini marshmallows. Ugh!
>>
>> If you like pumpkin pie or custard, there's no reason not to like
>> sweet potato pie. Just leave off the marshmallows and use whipped
>> cream.
>
> Actually, I don't care for sweet stuff at all. I do love baked sweet
> potatoes with just a little butter, salt & pepper

My favorite way to eat them, although I do make some dandy candied sliced
sweet potatoes at Thanksgiving that are really delicious. No marshmallows!

My grandmother used to make a wonderful sweet potato pie that wasn't overly
sweet.

--
Wayne Boatwright
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We are upping our standards... so up yours.