yams = sweet potatoes
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a. growing yams at home
2014-2015
Growing sweet potatoes is easier than growing regular potatoes.
Store-boght sweet potatoes should be soaked overnight to remove the growth inhibitor that prevents them from sprouting. Organic sweet potatoes should not have the growth inhibitor.
Unlike regular potatoes, sweet potatoes have a thin-vining ground-hugging growth, (Pic3)
Directions
Pic1: sweet potatoPic2: dark-leafed shoots growing
Pic3: bright-leafed shoots
- Place a sweet potato variety you like on top of dirt.
- When the shoots are 6" long, break them off at the base.
Pic4: break off shoots, root in waterPic5: plant in pots to strengthen
Pic6: plant in ground
- Place the shoots in water to let them root.
- When rooted, plant in pots and place outdoors to strengthen the plant.
- When twice as large, plant in the vegetable garden.
While it is possible to grow sweet potatoes in containers, don't expect big tubers.
- Harvest before 1st freeze.
- Spread the tubers on the floor to dry.
b. boiled yams
See also boiled potatoes:
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Pic7-9: boiling sweet potatoes- optional:
- Peel the sweet potatoes.
If not, poke holes through the skin to prevent it from exploding. - Cut in smaller pieces, or don't.
- Peel the sweet potatoes.
- Boil until soft: large whole yams = 25 minutes, 1" cubes = 12 minutes.
- Serve. Enjoy.
c. mashed yams
see mashed potatoes.
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Pic10: skin-on boiled sweet potatoPic11: peeled, sliced
Pic12: mashed
- Boil first until very soft, then mash into a smooth puree.
- Optional: add marshmallows and bake.
d. baked yams
Similar to baked potatoes.
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Pic13-15:
baked sweet potatoes- Bake at 350 ºF. until soft = 20-40 minutes, depending on the size of the yams.
A knife or fork should push in with very little resistance. - Optional: Make a slit in the top, add butter. (Pic14)
- When fully cooked, the peel should come off very easily. (Pic15)
- Serve and enjoy.
sweet potatoes on the internet
internet pictures
Pic16-18: boiling yellow sweet potatoes
internet pictures
Pic19-21: making mashed sweet potatoes