On Mon 21 Feb 2005 09:21:11p, Isaac Wingfield wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> In article >, wrote:
>
>> FERRANTE wrote:
>> >
>> > I love candied sweet potatos and friends say I should try other ways
>> > of eating them. I bought one sweet potato yesterday. What is the
>> > simplest and best way to prepare it? Bake? What temp and for how long?
>> >
>> > Should Iadd anthing other than butter (and please don't say a Gmail
>> > invite)?
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> > Mark
>>
>> THE simplest way?
>>
>> Scrub off dirt with a brush and water.
>> Pierce about 10 times with the point of a knife.
>> Wrap loosely in a paper towel.
>> Put in microwave. Use potato setting or give it about 3-4 minutes.
>> Check that it does not get overdone by stabbing with a fork.
>>
>> You can then eat it any way you want. Well cooked potato will be sweet.
>> We mash with butter and (sometimes) a little maple syrup.
>
> If you microwave sweet potatoes, they fail to develop a lot of the
> wonderful sweet flavor that they can deliver. It's not enough just to
> get them hot. Microwaving simply does not take enough time to do the job
> properly.
>
> Bake them -- longer than you would a white potato -- and then split and
> add butter.
>
> Bake more than you will eat. Let the rest cool. Next day (or soon),
> peel, slice about 1/4 inch thick, and saute in butter, slowly, to let
> the sugar caramelize, until nicely brown on both sides. Yum. Marvelous
> as a side dish to a pork roast.
>
> Isaac
>

Now that's the way to cook a sweet potato!

Wayne