That's an insult to sweet potatoes in general. Since there are nine people in my family (not counting the four dogs and two dozen centipedes, all of which definitely qualify as people - and don't tell me what's said in game threads stays in game threads ), so we buy everything by the case*. That means a lot of sweet potatoes, and we don't stop at fries! For instance, SP's are a great substitute for pumpkin when it comes to pies, only better. They're creamier, sweeter, and even easier to make. Or you can bake them for an hour and serve cut in half with a generous pat of butter on top (or several, if you're me; when's National Butter Day?). Sweet potato apple dishes are also hugely popular in my family. And a week or two ago I made sweet potato pone with raisins just to make Hrb mad - his history with raisins runs long and deep as he ate one at the tender age of four, didn't like it, and has waged a war on all raisins since, assuming his taste buds haven't changed since the original offence. Personally, I thought the pone was delicious. Hrb did not - though he refused to offer any input, so maybe I'm mistaken. Comments, Hrb? I bet you're lurking around somewhere. And sweet potato scones! I don't know ... the list goes on (as the length of this paragraph clearly indicates). I've even been serving them mashed lately when the spare room on the stove top exceeds the spare room in the oven (which frequently amounts to nothing at all). But the moral of the story is this: don't diss sweet potatoes. There's more to them than meets the eye. By the way, I'm speaking of the red-skinned, yam variety. And don't tell me yams aren't sweet potatoes, because that's just not true. *Think Cheaper by the Dozen - except we have a baker's dozen, disregarding our beloved centipedes.