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SoapBox

(18,791 posts) Tue Nov 24, 2015, 10:50 AM Nov 2015

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Sweet potato vs. yam: What's the difference?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1017310273

Hi folks...in case it was missed...

This short video popped up in Video & Multimedia (link)...and then DUers started posting their cooking tips and some recipes for Sweet Potatoes.

FYI!

Happy Thanksgiving too!

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Sweet potato vs. yam: What's the difference? (Original Post) SoapBox Nov 2015 OP

Yeah.... MrMickeysMom Nov 2015 #1

Thank you! SoapBox Nov 2015 #3

All I know is that I like the orange one Galileo126 Nov 2015 #2

Ok... SoapBox Nov 2015 #4

Since this is Sweet Potato Awareness Month pscot Nov 2015 #5

Your photo explains the difference clearly. Snobblevitch Nov 2015 #6

MrMickeysMom

(20,453 posts)

1. Yeah....

Reply to SoapBox (Original post)

Tue Nov 24, 2015, 11:03 AM

Nov 2015

I cross posted my recipe, SoapBox.

I love this group, too, but you wouldn't know it by my lack of stopping by in the past few months...

SoapBox

(18,791 posts)

3. Thank you!

Reply to MrMickeysMom (Reply #1)

Tue Nov 24, 2015, 11:46 AM

Nov 2015

And I guess it all goes back to kpete for putting up the video in the first place.

Galileo126

(2,016 posts)

2. All I know is that I like the orange one

Reply to SoapBox (Original post)

Tue Nov 24, 2015, 11:29 AM

Nov 2015

Call it what you want!

SoapBox

(18,791 posts)

4. Ok...

Reply to Galileo126 (Reply #2)

Tue Nov 24, 2015, 11:46 AM

Nov 2015

That IS funny!

pscot

(21,024 posts)

5. Since this is Sweet Potato Awareness Month

Reply to SoapBox (Original post)

Tue Nov 24, 2015, 01:49 PM

Nov 2015

Snobblevitch

(1,958 posts)

6. Your photo explains the difference clearly.

Reply to pscot (Reply #5)

Thu Nov 26, 2015, 12:15 AM

Nov 2015

I have never seen a yam in a U.S. supermarket.

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