sweet potato

[chadspad]

Have just bought a couple from the supermarket to see if I like them enough to grow them next year. I want to do them like jacket potatoes - is that a good idea? If so, do I do them for the same amount of time as a usual spud?

[Muddypause]

Baked or roasted - lovely.

I give 'em about half an hour in a moderate oven, depending how big they are.

[Andy Hamilton]

MAsh is not too good with them, I find that they go all watery and fall apart.

[Chickpea]

Really? I loved mashed sweet potatoes. I reckon there are different varieties, just as there are of normal spuds, and some are more suited to some kinds of cooking than others. The trouble with things like sweet potatoes is that you get no infor on varieties. It's just a sweet potato, as far as T***o (or your local greengrocer) is concerned.

Same for bananas, aubergines, carrots, sweetcorn. Most things really except perhaps spuds and apples. It's one thing I've learned from growing my own produce. When you're buying seeds there are loads of varieties to choose from. When you are buying fruit and veg it's "take it or leave it".

[2steps]

we tried these on saturday too. Mash wasn't anything special but they were nice roasted. I like the idea of them as jackets, have to give that a try too

[chadspad]

Had them baked like jackets for tea - yummy!! Not a substitue for potatoes tho IMHO but great as a veg

[Clarabel]

I find mashing potatos and sweet potatos together is pretty good :-)

Also, you can make a nice veggie shephards pie with sweet potatos, parsnips and carrots (with maybe some beans or chickpeas - haven't experimented with adding those yet but shall do this winter!)

Clarabel