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My contribution to a Black History Month potluck was CANDIED SWEET POTATOES...
In this case, a can of sweet potatoes drained, upended in a casserole, seasoned with a buttload of brown sugar, butter, salt, and cinnamon. I was out of marshmallows or those would have gone on top..then into the oven and cook for as long as you want.
Sweet Potatoes:
1. Were introduced to Ethiopia by a German immigrant in 1858.
2. Sweet potato is grown over 30,000 hectares in Ethiopia, and is considered a secondary non-cereal crop.
3. Three communities where they are a significant crop: Awassa, Holetta, and Alemaya. There is little export or import, and the per capita consumption rate is about 17.5 kilograms per person, which means there is a huge potential to expand production/consumption of sweet potato, but storage and transportation issues plague growth.
4. Sweet potatoes are an integral part of many Ethiopian dishes today.
5. Columbus brought sweet potatoes to Spain. He probably came across them in what is now Peru. Sweet potatoes have been cultivated in Central/South America since 750 BCE, and possibly before.
6. Candied sweet potatoes were featured in 1893 Fannie Farmer’s “Boston Cooking School Cookbook” in the US.
7. As early as 1793, sweet potatoes were candied and topped with EGG WHITES. We now use marshmallows.
8. Sweet potatoes were an ideal crop for slaves in America. They were often allowed to maintain their own small gardens, where the soil was poor and sweet potatoes thrived.
9. Dr. George Washington Carver researched the peanut and the sweet potato extensively.
10. Yams and sweet potatoes are interchangeable (cooking-wise), and the yam was a staple of slaves in Jamaica and on the ships (along with black eyed peas).
In this case, a can of sweet potatoes drained, upended in a casserole, seasoned with a buttload of brown sugar, butter, salt, and cinnamon. I was out of marshmallows or those would have gone on top..then into the oven and cook for as long as you want.
Sweet Potatoes:
1. Were introduced to Ethiopia by a German immigrant in 1858.
2. Sweet potato is grown over 30,000 hectares in Ethiopia, and is considered a secondary non-cereal crop.
3. Three communities where they are a significant crop: Awassa, Holetta, and Alemaya. There is little export or import, and the per capita consumption rate is about 17.5 kilograms per person, which means there is a huge potential to expand production/consumption of sweet potato, but storage and transportation issues plague growth.
4. Sweet potatoes are an integral part of many Ethiopian dishes today.
5. Columbus brought sweet potatoes to Spain. He probably came across them in what is now Peru. Sweet potatoes have been cultivated in Central/South America since 750 BCE, and possibly before.
6. Candied sweet potatoes were featured in 1893 Fannie Farmer’s “Boston Cooking School Cookbook” in the US.
7. As early as 1793, sweet potatoes were candied and topped with EGG WHITES. We now use marshmallows.
8. Sweet potatoes were an ideal crop for slaves in America. They were often allowed to maintain their own small gardens, where the soil was poor and sweet potatoes thrived.
9. Dr. George Washington Carver researched the peanut and the sweet potato extensively.
10. Yams and sweet potatoes are interchangeable (cooking-wise), and the yam was a staple of slaves in Jamaica and on the ships (along with black eyed peas).