Oh pshaw, on Sat 21 Oct 2006 10:52:21p, jmcquown meant to say...

> Green Mtn. Griller wrote:
>> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> 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
>>>
>>> Jill
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Baked, with butter, s & p and a little maple syrup.
>
> There you go with the sweet stuff! You're entitled to your maple syrup
> but please, I just want butter, s&p on my sweet potato!!!
>

I would have to agree. Several steakhouses we go to serve huge nicely
baked sweet potatoes and promote serving them with a butter/brown
sugar/cinnamon mixture. I always decline in deference to plain butter.
IMHO, they need no further enhancement.

--
Wayne Boatwright
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