Katra saw Sally selling seashells by the seashore and told us all
about it on Sun, 07 Mar 2004 01:37:32 -0600:

In article ,
" BOB" wrote:

Katra wrote:

http://homecooking.about.com/library...y/aa112497.htm

K

A quote from the article in the link Katra provided above:

"The true yam is the tuber of a tropical vine (Dioscorea batatas) and is not
even distantly related to the sweet potato. Rarely found in US markets, the
yam
is a popular vegetable in Latin American and Caribbean markets, with over 150
varieties available worldwide. Generally sweeter than than the sweet potato,
this tuber can grow over seven feet in length. The word yam comes from
African
words njam, nyami, or djambi, meaning "to eat," and was first recorded in
America in 1676."

I guess they're *not* "More likely yams."

BOB

Great article huh? ;-)

Interesting. Thanks for sharing Katra. I didn't know they were
different... I adore sweet potato I never put sugar, butter or
(ugh) marshmallows with it though - it's fine just by itself!
~Karen AKA Kajikit
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