Sweet Potato

And it worked perfectly to turn these sweet potatoes into a nice, fine flour. Just place the slices in the grinder and whiz away until… Read More »How Do I Make Sweet Potato Flour?

Native Americans were known to have grown sweet potato extensively by the 1700s and soon thereafter it became a popular staple of the South. Even… Read More »Did Native Americans Have Sweet Potatoes?

Nope. Nature did it — at least 8,000 years ago. Well, actually bacteria in the soil were the engineers. And the microbe’s handiwork is present… Read More »Are Sweet Potatoes Man Made?

Sweet potato is thought to be native to tropical South America where it has been used as a food source for more than 5000 years.… Read More »Is Sweet Potato Indigenous?

They were grown by the American Indians in the 18th century and were introduced to New England in 1764. Today, sweet potatoes are commonly grown… Read More »Who First Grew Sweet Potatoes?

Use in place of wheat flour to avoid gluten For things like thickening and gelling, you can go with all sweet potato flour, but for… Read More »Can I Use Sweet Potato Flour Instead Of All-Purpose Flour?

As previously stated, recipes for these go way back. The great agricultural researcher and innovator George Washington Carver published a recipe for sweet potato fries… Read More »Who Invented Sweet Potato Fries?

The sweet potato made three independent trips to Southeast Asia. The Polynesians probably introduced it in 1100 A.D. (red). While the Spanish (blue) and Portuguese… Read More »Who First Discovered Sweet Potatoes?

Sweet potatoes originated in the tropical regions of Central and South America. Christopher Columbus discovered the sweet potato growing when he discovered the Americas. The… Read More »What Is The History Behind Sweet Potatoes?

Over the past two years I have been involved with more in-depth research about the sweet potato. Based on this research the cultivated dates of… Read More »When Did Humans Start Eating Sweet Potatoes?