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[debm55]

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I like pumpkin pie and baked sweet potato.

[Ocelot II]

1. Pumpkin, regardless of the occasion. I hate sweet potatoes in all forms.

[debm55]

3. I like pumpkin too.

[yellowdogintexas]

142. spent my whole life hating them until I made Jamaican Jerk Stew

that I found in one of my Weight Watchers cookbooks.

Onions, garlic, jamaican jerk spices, beef broth, diced tomatoes, cut up sweet potatoes. Let it all cook until the potatoes are starting to get tender, then add a pound (or so) of fresh green beans and cook until the beans are done.

I add Kirkland canned roast beef rather than buy a big expensive hunk of what used to be affordable meat.

This can be made vegetarian with vegetable broth, black beans (or whatever you like) instead of beef.

I can not believe I like this dish so much!

[Ocelot II]

147. Since I also hate onions and garlic as much as I hate sweet potatoes,

I'll probably have to pass on this, too. Sweet potatoes are in the same class with Brussels sprouts - there is no recipe containing these nasty things that will make me consider them edible, especially if that recipe also involves onions and/or garlic. But thanks for the offer.

[lastlib]

155. My new term for sweet potatoes: The OTHER Tuber-VILE....

I loathe 'em, pie or otherwise.

[Ocelot II]

156. Ha! I agree, nasty things they are.

[NCIndie]

2. Is sweet potato pie considered a dessert?

[debm55]

4. Pumpkin is a veggie and it's a dessert, so I guess sweet potato pie can be a dessert too.

[NCIndie]

7. Oy. Ok, pumpkin pie for dessert. Sweet potato pie as a side dish.

[3catwoman3]

128. Here's a fun and little known fact - pumpkins are...

…considered to be berries!

[debm55]

130. Is it because the seeds are inside? That's interesting. Thank you.

[3catwoman3]

131. Per Encyclopedia Brittanica (on line) a berry is defined...

…as ”a simple fleshy fruit that usually has many seeds…derived from a single ovary of an individual flower.” This includes gourds, watermelons, tomatoes and even bananas.

[debm55]

132. Thank you very much for the information. I had no idea about bananas. thank you very much.

[dai13sy]

150. Did not know about pumpkins being berries

Thanks for the factoid. So I'm having a giant berry pie for dessert on Thanksgiving.

[Permanut]

5. Sweet potatoes should be illegal..

All existing sweet potatoes should be fed to the pigs. There should be a Constitutional amendment banning the growing of sweet potatoes, and a prohibition against ever mentioning the word "sweet" and the word "potato" in the same sentence.

[Ocelot II]

9. Especially that horrible "casserole" made of sweet potatoes with melted marshmallows on top.

One Thanksgiving my SIL accidentally set the marshmallows on fire while melting them under the broiler. I laughed and she got mad.

[debm55]

10. OMG, I hated that sweet potato casserole with the tiny marshmellows on top. Or were they yams. I hate yams too.

[P.C.L.D.]

21. If any type of sweet potatoes should be illegal

it should only be casseroles. There is no reason to have marshmallows or worse pecans on them.

[niyad]

33. I make Bourbon sweet potatoes.

Parboil sweet potatoes. Cool, peel , cut into slices, Layer in buttered ovenproof dish. Add butter, brown sugar, and bourbon to taste. Cover, bake at 350 for 30-40 minutes.

[debm55]

37. wow, niyad, that sounds great. Thanks for the recipe.

[niyad]

42. You are most welcome. Let me know how you like them.

[Ocelot II]

45. I'll pass. I don't like bourbon either.

[niyad]

49. To each, their own.

[electric_blue68]

69. Ooooo, that sounds yummy! ...

I don't like whiskey (or scotch), but the sweetness from the corn of bourbon gives a nice taste.

[Niagara]

87. Oh my Sweet Potatoes!!!

That sounds divine!!!

[niyad]

117. If you try it, let me know what you think!!

[Niagara]

119. I will definitely let you know.

[debm55]

120. I;m trying it too!

[Probatim]

63. My son and his girlfriend hosted Thanksgiving last year at his house.

She did the same thing - nuclear marshmallows under the broiler.

My son, ever the calm, rational one, grabbed the flaming dish and walked calmly to the garage and shut the door and let it burn on the concrete. His sister (my daughter) and I were laughing and my wife, his girlfriend, and the girlfriend's family weren't quite sure what to make of what happened.

They're planning to host all of us again, sans casserole.

[debm55]

12. Do you like yams?

[Permanut]

16. Yams are even worse..

They're like fake sweet potatoes.

And worst of all, here in Oregon we have "Yamhill County".

Somebody named an ENTIRE COUNTY" for these disgusting weeds.

[debm55]

38. That;s funny,

[Sneederbunk]

52. County named after Yamhelas Indians.

[samnsara]

124. lol thats what I said about Green Bean Cassarole ;/

[LakeArenal]

6. Pumpkin. But.... Pecan pie for thanksgiving. Yum.

[debm55]

74. Love Pecan pie. Do you make it yourself?

[LakeArenal]

93. Sure. Not very hard.

[yellowdogintexas]

143. hardest part is getting the crust off the counter top and into the pan

I love pecan pie

[LakeArenal]

148. I have one of those pie roll out sheets.

It’s true the secret to pie crust is to keep it cold.

[debm55]

11. Me too.

[unc70]

13. The canned "pumpkin" isn't

Most people use canned pumpkin in their pies. Almost all of it is not pumpkin, but rather a related member of the gourd family.

Won't get into the sweet potato vs yam wars. I prefer sweet potato pie with sweet potatoes not yams.

[brush]

15. Sweet potato pie, pls.

[Ocelot II]

23. I once made a pumpkin pie from a jack-o-lantern type pumpkin.

It was not very successful; it was kind of stringy and tasted like squash (which pumpkins are, technically). It was then that I learned that canned pumpkin for pies is made of sugar pumpkins, a small round winter squash, and not field pumpkins.

[debm55]

75. Thanks Ocelot ii , didn't know that.

[YoshidaYui]

14. I LOVE PUMPKIN PIE!!!

[debm55]

76. Wow that looks good. TY

[Elessar Zappa]

17. Sweet potato pie!

I make an awesome homemade sweet potato pie, But pumpkin is good too!

[debm55]

78. Thank you Elessar.

[rsdsharp]

18. Pecan. Although this year we're also doing a ginger pumpkin

with streusel topping.

I’ve never had sweet potato pie. I don’t like sweet potatoes.

[debm55]

24. that sounds very good

[P.C.L.D.]

19. No contest

Sweet potato pie 😋

[debm55]

79. Thanks,

[doc03]

20. Never had sweet potato pie but I like sweet potatos baked or

deep fried. So I guess pie would be good.

[claudette]

36. I make

sweet potato pie and use pumpkin pie spices. Tastes the same as pumpkin pie but the texture is much thicker and more nutritious

[debm55]

39. Thanks claudette.

[claudette]

57. 👍

[debm55]

88. doc03 , I really like baked sweet potatoes. TY

[northoftheborder]

22. Neither!

Sweet potatoes mashed with butter and a dash of salt. Period. Delicious. No sugar or marshmallows (yuck). Pie: Apple, cherry, pecan, pear.

[debm55]

25. I like baked sweet potatoes

[debm55]

83. Good choices northoftheborder. TY

[Niagara]

90. Thank you for the suggestion.

I'm going to try this.

[Lunabell]

26. Sweet potato pie!

With a crumbly pecan topping. Mmmm.

[debm55]

89. Yes, love baked sweet potatoes with the pecan topping.

[wryter2000]

27. Sweet potato

Pumpkin. Gag.

[debm55]

91. Thank you wryter2000.

[Chainfire]

28. You people hating on Sweet Potatoes have gotten my dander up! How dare you?

[debm55]

40. Sorry, Chairfire. But it is what it is.

[Chainfire]

41. Damnit man. ;)

[debm55]

60. No yamit man, pumpkin is the bomb.

[Permanut]

125. Sweet potatoes are a trick by Satan..

straight from the pits of hell - just to lure us away from the only true Thanksgiving pie, which is, of course, pumpkin.

[Chainfire]

126. That might be true if Pumkin was fit to eat. ;)

[Permanut]

127. Yeah, see, Satan's gotten to ya.

[Chainfire]

133. Well, Sins A Good Man's Brother.

https://video.search.yahoo.com/search/video?fr=mcafee&ei=UTF-8&p=Sins+a+good+mans+brother&type=E210US0G0#id=1&vid=9dcede40e5659b89f35455d451fca30a&action=click

[Permanut]

134. Good one..

I got to see GFR when they were in Oregon, was it 2020? Still just as good as ever.

[P.C.L.D.]

136. Ha!

[thatcrowwoman]

29. My sweetie's sweet potato pies get rave reviews, as do his pumpkin pies. And lemon meringue.

He roasts his sweet potatoes before making the filling.
I don’t care for sweet potato or pumpkin, thank you, but y’all enjoy if you’re so inclined.
Apple pie is my fall/winter favorite.
🕊thatcrowwoman

[debm55]

71. thatcrowwoman, he sounds like a wonderful cook. Love apple pie with a bit of sugar on the top. Yum

PS My mail isn;t working for me to send.

[anciano]

30. Pumpkin for Thanksgiving and Christmas

[debm55]

72. Yes. Thank you, anciano.

[claudette]

31. Sweet potato!!

Tastier and more nutritious. I know you didn’t ask but mince pie is my second favorite. I only eat it on Thanksgiving 😊

[debm55]

73. Never had mincemeat. sounds good. Thanks claudette.

[claudette]

99. 👍

yw

[KT2000]

32. Sweet potato but

people sometimes mistake yams for sweet potatoes so that must be the real sweet potatoes.

Costco pumpkin pie is pretty good too.

[debm55]

77. Thank you , I sometimes get them confused when they are cooked. I like baked sweet potatoes.

[bamagal62]

34. Pumpkin!

[debm55]

81. Yes, Thank you.

[niyad]

35. Pumpkin mousse and Bourbon sweet potatoes.

[debm55]

100. Going to try the Bourbon sweet potatoes.

[EarnestPutz]

43. Everyone, please forgive me, but I can't help myself. This comment will be one of the sort of "smart alecky" things....

.......that sort of drive me crazy on DU. There are very few "yams" sold in the USA, mostly as a specialty item in the deep South. Canned yams are really sweet potatoes. Yellow sweet potatoes and orange "yams" in the produce department are both really sweet potatoes.

https://www.webstaurantstore.com/blog/3080/sweet-potato-vs-yam.html

Canned pumpkin puree is technically Dickinson Squash puree, that they have chosen to call Dickinson Pumpkin puree, because a pumpkin is a squash, so why can't a squash be a pumpkin, the logic goes.

https://www.southernliving.com/food/veggies/squash/pumpkin/what-is-canned-pumpkin

We made two different kinds of pie at Thanksgiving a few years back, for a large gathering. Some were made with "pumpkin" and others with pureed sweet potatoes. The spice mixture was from Penzey's and had ginger, cinnamon,nutmeg,clove and allspice.
Folks either found no or very little difference in them. Those that could discern a difference were split on which one might be the pumpkin.

Side note: Penzey's is a great company that supports progressive causes and sells great products. I've seen it mentioned here on DU in the past. Check out this link to their website and click on the "About Republicans" link at the top of the page. It's pretty entertaining.

https://www.penzeys.com/online-catalog/pumpkin-pie-spice/c-24/p-258/pd-s

[LoisB]

48. You might be right. I thought the opposite; that what is sold as a sweet potato is really a yam.

Thanks for the clarification.

[debm55]

62. Thank you EarnestPutz for the post. It is very informative.

[EarnestPutz]

64. Deb, you're very welcome. Like I said before, you're on a roll with these questions. Kudos.

Can I anticipate a few more?

[Emile]

44. Pumpkin pie with whip cream.

[debm55]

92. Yes, Thank you Emile.

[LoisB]

46. Sweet potato, no doubt.

I hate any and everything "pumpkin". I think what passes for a sweet potato these days is really a yam.

[debm55]

94. Thank you, LoisB

[ailsagirl]

47. I love sweet potatoes & yams as side dishes

Never had either of them in a pie. But then, I live in California.

[debm55]

98. Thank you ailsagirl. Actually both are good as a pie filling.

[electric_blue68]

50. Sweet potato. However I really prefer chocolate cream, or pecan pie!

[debm55]

102. All are great. yummy. TY

[cachukis]

51. Blue Hubbard Squash pie. You'll never go back to pumpkin.

[debm55]

105. Thank you cacukis, Sounds great.

[ggma]

53. Sweet potato made

with a dash of mace to give it a nice taste. Sweet potato pie is the only thing I use mace in.

gg

[debm55]

107. Thank you ggma, Sounds great.

[cannabis_flower]

54. Sweet potato pie

Never have liked pumpkin pie. I read somewhere that most white people like pumpkin pie and most black folks like sweet potato pie. I’m not black but I like sweet potato pie better.

[debm55]

109. I have had sweet potato pie and the taste, to me, was sweeter. I do like baked sweet potatoes.

[cannabis_flower]

135. I like..

Just about any sweet potato dish that isn’t covered in marshmallows.

[debm55]

159. True, very true.

[brush]

169. You're right. It's cultural. Most Black folk make sweet potato pie...

for Thanksgiving. Pumpkin is ok if not sweet potato pie is around.

[Stardust Mirror]

55. pecan

contrarian I am

[debm55]

113. Oh no, my friend , pecan is so good. TY

[The Third Doctor]

56. Sweet potato

[debm55]

160. Good . TY

[LudwigPastorius]

58. The only type of pies that vegetables belong in are pizza pies.

No gourds, no tubers...just fruit and nuts, please.

For Thanksgiving, it's pecan pie or bupkis for me.

[debm55]

161. We all have our own tastes. TY.

[Diamond_Dog]

59. My son makes the pies for Thanksgiving

One apple and one Kabocha squash. They are delicious. I never heard of Kabocha squash before he made one into a pie.

I’m so-so on pumpkin pie. Can take it or leave it. I made a killer pumpkin cheesecake one year.

However i love baked sweet potatoes, just plain. No gooey marshmallow topped casserole, please.

[debm55]

61. pumpkin cheesecakes are great. TY

[debm55]

162. I like the baked sweet potato with cinnamon on top. I will now have to look up Kabocha squash. TY

[wiggs]

65. roasted butternut squash instead of pumpkin in pies.. nt

[debm55]

115. That sounds unique. TY.

[debm55]

163. Sounds good. TY

[OldBaldy1701E]

66. Sweet Potato casserole and Pumpkin Pie. Just my preference. (n/t)

[debm55]

110. Sounds great , OldBaldy.

[pansypoo53219]

67. i made a pecan topped cheesecake.

[debm55]

106. Oh wow , that sound great. TY

[bucolic_frolic]

68. pumpkin pie

with real freshly whipped cream

[debm55]

104. Wow that sounds delicious. TY

[Dulcinea]

70. I love pumpkin pie!

I can't stand sweet potatoes. Blech.

We always have a pumpkin pie & a pecan pie for Thanksgiving. It's one of my favorite holidays! Best meal of the year & football. How can you go wrong???

[debm55]

80. Me too! Thanks.

[CrispyQ]

112. Personally I think there's a big diff between yams & sweet potatoes.

I like yams, although I've never had a pie with them, but baked with maple syrup, yum! Sweet potatoes just don't have the same soft texture & rich flavor, IMO. One year I added diced yams to my stuffing & I loved it but hubby not so much.

I could live on pecan pie & tacos. I made a pecan pie with maple syrup earlier this year after reading a comment in a recipe & it was to die for delicious. I'll do it again for T-day & may even get my rolling pin out & make a homemade butter crust for the occasion.

[debm55]

114. Wow, I love pecan and pumpkin pie. But I do love sweet potatoes that are baked. You are very ambitious making your own

crust. Good for you. I use the ones that are already made in the box.

[riverbendviewgal]

82. I had the best sweet potato pie in rochester NY

It tasted like pumpkin, better than pumpkin . The name of restaurant is Dinosaur-Bar- B-Que. Heavenly!

[jdadd]

84. Pumpkin, Hands Down! ... Sweet potato Too Sweet ...

[debm55]

97. jdadd, thank you.

[riverbendviewgal]

85. I had the best sweet potatoes pie in Rochester, NY

It tasted like pumpkin, better than pumpkin . The name of restaurant is Dinosaur-Bar- B-Que. Heavenly!

[debm55]

96. Thank you riverbendviewgal. As a Canadian, I know you celebrate Thanksgiving in Odtober.(?) do you serve the same foods.

[riverbendviewgal]

123. I serve the same foods.

Since Canadian Thanksgiving is a family holiday most families may have different food.

[sakabatou]

86. Pumpkin

[debm55]

95. Thank you sakabatou.

[catbyte]

101. Definitely pumpkin. Sweet potato pie has a weird, off-putting texture.

[debm55]

103. Thank you, catbyte.

[chillfactor]

108. Pumpkin pie with whipped cream

Baked sweet potatoes with butter and brown sugar as side dish.

[debm55]

111. Me too! I like them both the way you posted. TY

[Tanuki]

116. Cushaw, if you can find it. My grandmother swore by it.

https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/245002/old-fashioned-cushaw-pie/

"Ingredients
1 large cushaw squash - peeled, seeded, and chopped

3 cups heavy whipping cream

1 ½ cups clover honey

4 eggs

¼ cup molasses

5 teaspoons ground cinnamon

1 tablespoon ground ginger

2 teaspoons salt, divided

¼ teaspoon ground allspice

¼ teaspoon nutmeg

2 cups hard white flour, or more as needed

12 ⅔ tablespoons butter, softened

7 tablespoons ice-cold water"....(link)

[debm55]

118. That is different. Sounds good. Yhank you so much for the recipe.

[Raftergirl]

121. Neither. I don't like pie. When hosting T'giving I order apple crumb pie and pecan pie

from a local bakery. I will eat a piece of the apple crumb.

[debm55]

122. That;s fine, We all have different likes and dislikes. Thanks.

[3catwoman3]

129. Pumpkin pie. I use a recipe from a 1987 Cook's...

…magazine that adds rum to the pie filling - really good. The recipe says 2 TBSP, which I initially did, and then, a few years ago, I upped it to 4 TBSP - even better.

I like sweet potato fries.

[debm55]

137. Thank you. I have never tried sweet potato fries. They sound very good.

[3catwoman3]

146. A now-closed local restaurant served theirs...

…with what they called blueberry ketchup -quite delicious.

[justaprogressive]

138. Me too!

i can eat more sweet potatoes because they are part of the Lily not the Nightshade family of tubers...

I can demolish a 9 inch pumpkin pie at one sitting...

[debm55]

140. Wow,

[yellowdogintexas]

144. my daughter has the Nightshade food issue also. Her list of forbidden

food is extensive.

[dai13sy]

139. I love sweet potatoes with brown sugar as a side for dinner and pumpkin pie with cinnamon and whipped cream for dessert

[debm55]

141. So do I.

[yellowdogintexas]

145. I only eat pumpkin pie at Thanksgiving.

My mom never fixed it, I was an adult living in Boston before I even tasted it. I have made them a few times.

However, my preference would be pecan pie or a good cherry pie. I love a good pie!!! Buttermilk, chess, lemon, key lime, coconut cream, chocolate cream, and more.

OR the king of them all Peach Cobbler!!!

I am not very good with the piecrust part, though.

[debm55]

164. Same here. TY

[debm55]

165. Sounds good.

[dai13sy]

149. My favorites

Homemade sweet potato casserole with butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, a small sprinkle of ginger and a small amount of homemade marshmallow on top. YUM!! Homemade pumpkin pie with fresh grated cinnamon, homemade heavy cream whipped cream. I gotta have both

[debm55]

157. I think you are the first person to say you like the sweet potato casserole. A first

[MaryMagdaline]

151. Pumpkin pie. Even better for breakfast.

[debm55]

158. It's good anytime.

[Duncanpup]

152. Both

[debm55]

166. Good. TY

[TreasonousBastard]

153. Pumpkin vs other squashes vs yams vs sweet...

potatoes...

Who cares? I like pie. The more the merrier.

[debm55]

167. Thank you. TY

[walkingman]

154. Sweet potato pie is one of my favorites and I also like sweet potato cobbler and casserole.

[debm55]

168. Oh those sound great---the cobbler. I don't like the casserole.