Subj : Yams was: Books
To   : Dave Drum
From : Ruth Haffly
Date : Tue Aug 06 2024 13:47:20

Hi Dave,


 RH> I don't know if she started with raw or canned potatoes, just knew I
 RH> didn't like them. Us kids used to call them "baby food" as they were
 RH> about the conistancy of, maybe strained, baby food.

 DD> If I ever make this I'll likely add some chile to offset the sweet.
 DD> But it does look good for a holiday gathering.

 DD>       Title: Candied Yams w/Pecans
 DD>  Categories: Potatoes, Nuts, Herbs, Candy
 DD>       Yield: 12 servings

 RH> You're more than welcome to my share of it. (G)

 DD> Once upon a - the family drove to the south end of the staee to visit
 DD> my Mom's aunts and uncles and cousins. Before we arrived she turned to
 DD> the back seat and gtitted out "I don't care what they have for dinner
 DD> you take some. And eat it. And not complpain."

 DD> One of the dishes on offer was cooked turnips - which mother abhorred.
 DD> So, throughout the meal one or the other of we three kids would ask,
 DD> "why don't you have some more of these delicious turnips, Mom?"

We didn't complain to my parents, just among us kids. But when we got
older and able to dish up our own plates, only a small dab of sweet
potatoes were on them. She also boiled turnips; I disliked them but
not as much as I disliked sweet potatoes. I'll eat turnips now;
somewhere in my collection of recipies is one for Pot Au Feu, or as
Steve calls it, fancy French beef stew. It calls for turnips, not in any
great quantity. Extra turnips usually go into a mixed veggie beef (or
chicken) soup or stew.

 DD> My dad just sat there with a beatific smile on his face.

Did he like them?

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Catch you later,
Ruth
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