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Post by Chuck on Jan 13, 2005 14:37:37 GMT -5
Does any one know anything about the storage qualities of sweet potatoes? We can't grow them up here so we have to fly them out. The reason I ask is our sons, both less than year old love them mashed up with broth mixed in. How long can they be stored? How are they stored? Any help will be greatly appreciated.
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Post by Freeholdfarm on Jan 28, 2005 23:55:47 GMT -5
They will keep fairly well for a few weeks, not as long as regular potatoes, though. They can be canned (you can buy canned ones, for that matter).
You actually can grow them in Alaska, if you have a greenhouse. We knew some people in Tok who had built a small greenhouse, with a woodstove in it. They had the greenhouse divided into three sections, with the stove in the center section, to regulate temperatures, and the sweet potatoes were in the warmest center section. They didn't grow very many, but it was enough for a few meals.
One of my cousins in Tok has actually grown corn successfully in her greenhouse.
Kathleen
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Post by sundew on Jan 30, 2005 3:28:45 GMT -5
Ya might try substituting with yams. I have some just sitting in my basket in kitchen and have been there since Thanksgiving and are still nice and hard. Of course my kitchen stays pretty cool all the time.
Just a suggestion to try. I don't see a taste difference between the two.
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Post by Freeholdfarm on Jan 31, 2005 12:35:27 GMT -5
Actually, what we call yams really are sweet potatoes, just by another name. The real yams are a totally different root crop, one we never see in the stores.
Kathleen
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Post by smwon on Feb 4, 2005 22:29:32 GMT -5
I read somewhere that you could use the 'eyes' of sweet potatoes and plant like you do regular potatoes, instead of planting them and then using the slips to plant. Anyone have thoughts on that?
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