Sweet Potatoes

Des Patates Douces

Appears in
top 1000The Picayune's Creole Cook Book
The Picayune's Creole Cook Book

By The Times Picayune Publishing Company

Published 1901

  • About

Sweet Potatoes may be boiled, baked, fried or made into purees, and used in puddings and pies. The Sweet Potato is one of our most common Vegetables. Possessing saccharine properties, it is especially nourishing and palatable.

Cooking the Sweet Potato is an art, for the delicate flavor of the Potato is lost if it is not properly cooked. As mentioned above, Sweet Potatoes may be boiled, steamed or baked. Baking is the best method of preserving the flavor, and steaming is better than boiling. Sweet Potatoes cannot be properly cooked if they are cooked too quickly. Time is an essential element. To properly bring out the flavor of the Sweet Potato in baking, it should be kept at least an hour in the oven.