Sweet Potato Pie
Shadowdog
jmcquown
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> Which is better for sweet potato pie, sweet potatoes or yams?
Technically, yams do not grow in the United States. Sweet potatoes do.
Hence the name, sweet potato pie. That should answer your question :)
Jill
zxcvbob
> Which is better for sweet potato pie, sweet potatoes or yams?
As Jill said, anything you buy in the US (without going to a specialty
market) called a "yam" is really a sweet potato. The terms are used
interchangeably.
Bob
Shadowdog
In the stores around here, they sell a yellow tuber which they call a
sweet potato and an orange tuber which they call a yam. I know they
are related and what we call yams are not true yams. But in cooking I
have found the yellow "sweet potato" to be drier without much
sweetness and the orange "yam" to be much sweeter. Which is the
traditional version used in making pies. I usually use the yellow
skinned one in cooking sweet potato and apple cassaroles, but think it
would be too dry for the pie.
zxcvbob
Traditional is whichever you have available :-) I would probably use
the dark orange or reddish ones if I had a choice.
Bob
poop on toast
> Which is better for sweet potato pie, sweet potatoes or yams?
Well, since yams are not the same as sweet potatoes, I would assume
sweet potatoes would be the answer.
.. Stu ..
wrote:
-->Which is better for sweet potato pie, sweet potatoes or yams?
I've found the Jam makes a better pie because of it's firmer flesh.
.. Stu ..
-->Shadowdog wrote:
-->> Which is better for sweet potato pie, sweet potatoes or yams?
-->
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-->As Jill said, anything you buy in the US (without going to a specialty
-->market) called a "yam" is really a sweet potato. The terms are used
-->interchangeably.
-->
-->Bob
What Bob said is absolutely true.
The softer, orange variety is commonly marketed as a yam in parts of North
America, a practice intended to differentiate it from the firmer, white
variety. The USDA requires that sweet potatoes labelled as "yams" also be
labelled as "sweet potatoes".
Ran�e at Arabian Knits
<e7a79de7-cb8d-4a0b...@g22g2000prf.googlegroups.com>,
Shadowdog <cmar...@earthlink.net> wrote:
> In the stores around here, they sell a yellow tuber which they call a
> sweet potato and an orange tuber which they call a yam. I know they
> are related and what we call yams are not true yams. But in cooking I
> have found the yellow "sweet potato" to be drier without much
> sweetness and the orange "yam" to be much sweeter. Which is the
> traditional version used in making pies. I usually use the yellow
> skinned one in cooking sweet potato and apple cassaroles, but think it
> would be too dry for the pie.
That's interesting. I find the lighter colored sweet potatoes to
taste sweeter. I don't know if the color in them adds something to the
flavor like peaches, nectarines and cranberries (I hate the white
versions, they just taste sweet and insipid), but they taste better and
richer to me when they have the color in them.
Regards,
Ranee @ Arabian Knits
"She seeks wool and flax, and works with willing hands." Prov 31:13
Ranee at Arabian Knits
.. Stu .. <rec...@foodforu.ca> wrote:
> The USDA requires that sweet potatoes labelled as "yams" also be
> labelled as "sweet potatoes".
Evidently, they haven't told any grocery stores in the PNW about this.
jmcquown
The sweet potatoes I buy are definitely not yellow. They're orange. And
sweet :)
Jill
dsi1
> Which is better for sweet potato pie, sweet potatoes or yams?
I think whichever one has more color cause it looks better. Oddly
enough, I bought a can of yams because it had a recipe of sweet potato
praline pie on the label. I'm gonna make this cause I'm getting tired of
pumpkin pie.
Shadowdog
> "Shadowdog" <cmarge...@earthlink.net> wrote in message
Those are what here out west are called "yams" and what are used in
those cans labeled candied yams in the stores. I agree they are sweet
and orange.
Thanks everybody. Kind of sounds like I should use the orange
critters be they called yams or sweet potatoes.
gloria.p
> Which is better for sweet potato pie, sweet potatoes or yams?
If you are concerned with flavor, yams are sweeter.
For nutrition:
Credit: USDA | � Wikimedia Commons- Public Domain
Yam Vs. Sweet Potato: Nutrition, Health Benefits Compared
excerpt by Juniper Russo Tarascio
Sweet potatoes are packed with massive amounts of vitamin A, a
nutrient considered critical in maintaining proper eye health.
One sweet potato contains nearly eight times an adult's daily
need of this important vitamin, and, because the vitamin is
fat-soluble rather than water-soluble, the body can store it for
later use. So many Americans are deficient in this important
vitamin that the sweet potato might be seen as a critical health
food for our inadequate diets.
The sweet potato contains several other vitamins and minerals in
amounts not found in the lowly yam. Compared to yams, sweet
potatoes contain significantly higher amounts of calcium, iron,
and vitamin E, and they twice as much protein per serving. While
these stellar nutritional scores may make the sweet potato look
like a hands-down winner, the yam also has its own impressive
nutritional values, some of which the sweet potato lacks.
Omega-3 fatty acids have received significant news coverage in
recent times owing to their ability to do everything from prevent
heart disease to increase brain stamina. Although both the yam
and the sweet potato are low-fat foods, the ratio of essential
fatty acids is preferable in the yam compared to the sweet
potato. Sweet potatoes contain less omega-3 fats than yams, and
have nearly twice as many omega-6 fats, which are known to
inhibit the body's ability to make use of the omega-3's. When it
comes to fatty acids, yams are quite preferable.
Still, the yam has other drawbacks compared to its distant
cousin. While sweet potatoes contain massive amounts of
anti-inflammatory compounds, which are very important in the
health of people with IBS, arthritis, gout, and other
inflammation-related diseases. Yams, on the other hand, not only
lack these anti-inflammatory nutrients, but actually contain a
number of compounds that aggrevate these conditions. However,
their inflammation-causing tendencies are still less severe than
many other foods.
Both the sweet potato and yam offer special health benefits to
people with diabetes. Both have very low glycemic indexes, with
the gylcemic load the sweet potato weighing in 17, and the yam
weighing in at 16. Additionally, the sweet potato was found by
one animal study to actually benefit glycemic resistance in those
with diabetes-- preliminary evidence that long-term consumption
of these miracle-vegetables can actually help to fight against
diabetes symptoms.
Other health benefits found in both the sweet potato and yam
include similarly high concentrations of key minerals. The yam
and sweet potato are both loaded with potassium, magnesium, and
phosphorous, as well as several so-called trace minerals:
selenium, zinc, and copper. Even when it comes to these health
benefits, the sweet potato tends to win the competition.
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gloria p
gloria.p
Y'all are being deliberately dense. He's obviously referring to
yellow vs. dark orange sweet potatoes.
gloria p
Janet Wilder
> Which is better for sweet potato pie, sweet potatoes or yams?
The orange ones. Here's our favorite recipe for sweet potato pie.
Supposedly the alcohol in the Bourbon cooks out. We don't think it does
entirely, but the pie is really great.
* Exported from MasterCook *
Sweet Potato Pie
Recipe By :Jeff Smith
Serving Size : 8 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : pies
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
-------- ------------ --------------------------------
2 cups sweet potato -- cooked, peeled & mashed
4 tablespoons butter
3 eggs -- beaten
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon freshly ground nutmeg
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
1/2 cup bourbon
1 pie crust -- unbaked
Boil the sweet potatoes until very tender, then peel and mash them well.
Mix all ingredients together and place in an unbaked pie shell.
Place in a 400 degree oven and immediately turn the oven to 325 degrees.
Bake for about 45 minutes or until the center of the pie is set. Test
this by inserting a table knife into the center of the pie. If it comes
out clean, the pie is finished.
Serve with whipped cream or ice cream on top.
Description:
"The one with the bourbon"
Source:
""The Frugal Gourmet Cooks American""
Copyright:
"1987 The Frugal Gourmet"
NOTES : Any left over filling can be baked in a baking dish and served
as a pudding.
--
Janet Wilder
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George Shirley
Here's the truth behind the sweet potato/yam name.
http://www.foodreference.com/html/louisiana-sweet-potatoes.html
It was all a marketing ploy from about 70 years ago or more in Louisiana.
.. Stu ..
<arabia...@gmail.com> wrote:
-->In article <3vqgf5t9sinlbl614...@4ax.com>,
--> .. Stu .. <rec...@foodforu.ca> wrote:
-->
-->> The USDA requires that sweet potatoes labelled as "yams" also be
-->> labelled as "sweet potatoes".
-->
--> Evidently, they haven't told any grocery stores in the PNW about this.
-->
but it's the truth
Omelet
<9057c2ab-f4ee-40fe...@f18g2000prf.googlegroups.com>,
Shadowdog <cmar...@earthlink.net> wrote:
> Which is better for sweet potato pie, sweet potatoes or yams?
Last one my brother in law made, he used Butternut squash. ;-)
It was divine.
IOW, I don't think it really matters.
For the record, I saw real yams (white fleshed) at sprouts last week
when I went shopping with my sister. Asian markets often sell them too.
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Becca
> Here's the truth behind the sweet potato/yam name.
>
> http://www.foodreference.com/html/louisiana-sweet-potatoes.html
>
> It was all a marketing ploy from about 70 years ago or more in Louisiana.
Interesting article, thanks for posting it. I love yams... or sweet
potatoes, whatever you call them.
Becca
Doug Freyburger
>
> In the stores around here, they sell a yellow tuber which they call a
> sweet potato and an orange tuber which they call a yam. I know they
> are related and what we call yams are not true yams. But in cooking I
> have found the yellow "sweet potato" to be drier without much
> sweetness and the orange "yam" to be much sweeter. Which is the
> traditional version used in making pies. I usually use the yellow
> skinned one in cooking sweet potato and apple cassaroles, but think it
> would be too dry for the pie.
Based only on color I'd go with the darker type. I like sweet potato
pie to have a color closer to pumpkin pie than to lemon pie.
Sometimes I think the yellow ones are more stringy than the orange ones.
I'm not sure if that's because they are smaller and thus less forgiving
of being orver cooked or under cooked so I cook them less. It sounds
like you cook them drier for a similar reason.
Janet Wilder
Interesting. Thanks for posting the link.
jmcquown
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I've never seen a yellow sweet potato.
Jill
Wayne Boatwright
I have. They used to appear with some frequency in NE Ohio markets. They
were drier, stringier, and not as sweet.
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Mr. Joseph Littleshoes Esq.
We can get ones that are white on the inside here in California, the
elderly relative, tough a big yam fan don't like the white yams.
Same skin color on the outside you have to scratch them to determine
whether they are white or orange colored on the inside.
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dsi1
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>> I've never seen a yellow sweet potato.
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>> Jill
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> I have. They used to appear with some frequency in NE Ohio markets. They
> were drier, stringier, and not as sweet.
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> ~~ If there's a nit to pick, some nitwit will pick it. ~~
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> ~~ A mind is a terrible thing to lose. ~~
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There was something like that at out Kroger here in Houston. I bought one
and baked it. It was very good. I love those maroon carrots that used to
appear but haven't seen them in awhile. They are good.