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Article: Sweet potatoes worthy of more respect
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- November 22, 1998
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If you want to make me happy at Thanksgiving, do serve sweet
potatoes. But please follow these rules:
Use them only fresh.
Do not cook them to a state of mush.
And above all, hold the marshmallows.
My annual craving for these orange-fleshed tubers begins every
year before Halloween and spans several months, peaking at
Thanksgiving. This is a serious addiction.
First off, there's that rich, orange color . . . you can almost
feel the beta-carotene going to work.
Secondly, unlike white potatoes, whose trademark neutral flavor
guarantees them a permanent spot in the Book of Comfort Foods, sweet
potatoes deliver a more complex flavor profile. And that's where I
part company with the marshmallow ...