On 22/05/2021 20:28, Boron Elgar wrote:
> On Sat, 22 May 2021 20:07:47 +0100, S Viemeister
>> On 22/05/2021 16:36, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>> On Saturday, May 22, 2021 at 11:08:01 AM UTC-4, Sheldon wrote:
>>>> On Fri, 21 May 2021 di1wrote
>>>>> I had a roasted sweet potato the other day.
>>>>> https://photos.app.goo.gl/CAAnhHWszTPGaBvq5
>>>> You can buy them from street venders all over NYC. They have push
>>>> carts with a coal stove and a pile of sweet potatoes... there they are
>>>> called "baked". They are sold during the cold months and are kept in
>>>> pockets as hand warmers.
>>> Oh, look. It's still 1947 in Sheldon's World.
>>> <https://www.nytimes.com/1976/12/20/archives/westchester-weekly-how-sweet-it-was-the-potato-cart-of-yore.html>
>> I spent quite a bit of time in NYC studying at AADA, and although hot
>> chestnut, pretzel, and hotdog vendors were common, I never saw a hot
>> sweet potato vendor. Now I know why. There weren't any.
>
> I loved those chestnuts.
>
My sense memory just kicked in - I can smell them now.