Oh pshaw, on Sat 21 Oct 2006 11:21:27p, Green Mtn. Griller meant to say...

>
> "Wayne Boatwright" <wayneboatwright_at_gmail.com> wrote in message
> 28.19...
>> 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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>>
>> We are upping our standards... so up yours.
>>
>
> Nope, sorry, it's with maple syrup, or not at all! <jk> ;-) This is
> Vermont! If we don't consume our Minimum RDA of maple syrup, people
> talk! Start saying that we're from Massachusetts or Connecticut! The
> maple does add a nice flavor, though; completely different from brown
> sugar/cinnamon. End of shameless promotion of the VT Maple Products
> Producers Association. <whispering> I like 'em without the syrup, too!

There's no denying the delight of fine maple syrup. My personal favorite
is Grade A Dark Amber, or Grade B for cooking. I like it on pancakes,
waffles, french toast, in black walnut cake and black walnut ice cream,
shorthread, and maple/black walnut fudge. I can't stand it in baked beans,
and wouldn't even think of putting it on a sweet potato. Leave my sweet
potatoes alone! :-)

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