African American Holiday Traditions

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

Marshmallows do not belong on sweet potatoes, anyway.

Seriously. Sweet potato casserole should have a great crust of brown sugar, cinnamon, nuts and the like on top.

Yeah, I know.

I'm not a big sweet potato fan -- it's only the brown sugar, cinnamon and the other bad for you stuff that makes it taste good to me. But I do understand exactly what you're saying.

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

Seriously. Sweet potato casserole should have a great crust of brown sugar, cinnamon, nuts and the like on top.

Yeah, I know.

I'm not a big sweet potato fan -- it's only the brown sugar, cinnamon and the other bad for you stuff that makes it taste good to me. But I do understand exactly what you're saying.

I think that's why a lot of people eat particular sweet potato dishes in the cultures that I am most familiar with. LOL.

Of course, sweet potatoes are eaten different ways across the country and around the world.

[honeychile]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

Seriously. Sweet potato casserole should have a great crust of brown sugar, cinnamon, nuts and the like on top.

Yeah, I know.

I'm not a big sweet potato fan -- it's only the brown sugar, cinnamon and the other bad for you stuff that makes it taste good to me. But I do understand exactly what you're saying.

Again, MC has it right! I forget which restaurant serves "praline yams" but they are just so yummy!

I'm not a diabetic, but I play one on tv... Seriously, with the eye problems in my family, I would be foolish not to watch out for diabetes, so I take my sugar a few times a week, more or a baseline or such.

That said, I've noticed that if I eat a yam (which I love) or a sweet potato (not so much), my sugar goes through the roof! This is just plain, baked potatoes. Has anyone else noticed this?

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by honeychile

Again, MC has it right! I forget which restaurant serves "praline yams" but they are just so yummy!

LOL. What does MysticCat have right?

I like sweet potatoes more than yams. Most people have never had yams and don't really know the difference between yams and sweet potatoes.

Originally Posted by honeychile

That said, I've noticed that if I eat a yam (which I love) or a sweet potato (not so much), my sugar goes through the roof! This is just plain, baked potatoes. Has anyone else noticed this?

That is why some family doctors, pastors, and "community members" are advising "the Black community" to either stay away from sweet potatoes (and yams) or only eat it in small servings during a holiday.