stuffing or sweet tators ?

[happy hooker]

Powerpro or tuf line

clear or dark water

fiberglass or aluminum hulls

yeah,yeah,yeah,,we've been over all that a million times,,lets see how you guys handle a REAL tough decision

Its thursday and you make it over to grannys house and find your family and inlaws all there has usual,,but wait,,so and so's a##hole brother and his family came and nobody expected them. Has you sit at the dinner table and start passing the food around it becomes painfully obvious that with the extra guests theres not going to be enough for seconds,,,you went heavy on turkey possibly snagging a drumstick,,you went heavy on mashed potatoes and gravy,,you went heavy on the corn too,,now you only have one small clean sliver of plate showing so whats it gonna be,,,stuffing or sweet potatoes

No you cant cheat and use your salad plate and no stacking,,,,whatever your decision please post and have a great thanksgiving

P.S to give this post dignity heres a true historical fact:: Benjamin Franklin wanted to make the wild turkey the national symbol for our country (happy hooker knows a little bit more then tuneing jerkbaits)
If that would have happened you would be having golden brown eagle for thursday dinner,,,"hey",,who ate all the ham !!!!

[Da Bears]

Definitely stuffing!!!!!

And I will hopefully be eating my dinner after a Packers loss on thursday!

Here is another tough one......Pumpkin Pie, or Pecan pie?? I like Pecan Pie myself!

DB

[Jim McCullough]

Not even a question as far as I'm concerned. Since I wouldn't put Sweet Tators on my plate even if there was room, it's gotta be STUFFIN'! And then a couple spoons of gravy on top of it...mmmm...

[Da Bears]

Gotta agree with Jim. Sweet potatos never even get on my plate! YUK!!!

[MuskyMidget]

Agree with both above ... sweet tators never touch my plate !!!

More turkey please =O)

[Waterwolf]

Stuffing all the way!!!!!!
Also with some gravy on top.
You could possibly use the Sweet Tators for baby food or spackle, but they DO NOT touch my plate(s).
Have a good one!
The Wolf

[Sponge Bob]

A .45 will take care of unwanted guests + then you can have both! ;)

[baitmaster]

It has to be stuffing topped with some gravy!!!!
And pecan pie for the finish.
Happy Thankgiving everybody!
Brian s

[MuskieCindi]

Well looks like I'll have to vote against the majority thus far. Give me the sweet tators all the way! Yummy!! I'll take all you guys helpings as long as nobody else wants any. Sweet potatoes are so good for you too! Pass em my way please! I say make the unwanted guests eat the cranberry sauce. YUCK!
Have a great Thanksgiving everyone!
Cindi :)

[Jim McCullough]

Ok Cindi,

With or without marshmallows on top???

[MuskieCindi]

Oh yeah, got to have a dab of melted marshmallows on top. Cmon guys, I know the thought is making your mouths water! Now how can anyone possibly pick stuffing over that!? I think now everyone will change their minds. lol
Which do you pick Jim?
Cindi ;)

[Jim McCullough]

Even with marshmallows on top, I still gotta stay with good ol' Stuffin'. On another note, let's have a trivia question. What's the difference between sweet potatoes and Yams???:P

[Kid Derringer]

Stuffing Rock's!
Simply the best thing on the plate.
Goes great with the bird and Smashed spuds.
Peas, beans and corn.
Cranberrie sauce.
On a bun with butter!
Or just all buy it self.
Mmmmmmmm!

But, a mix of sliced Sweet spuds and Apples, covered with brown sugar -n- cinnimon, Baked until golden brown when the surgars turn to carmel, is a wonderful treat.

Stuffing for dinner and leftovers, but must have me some of them Sweets and apples too!

T.



Lions win by 4.

[jm_03]

Stolen from someone's website, I believe this is your answer:

It is possible to make an enormous fuss over the difference between sweet potatoes and yams. Botanically speaking, the two vegetables share nothing except for some flowery associations. The yam, a tuber, is a member of the lily family, while the sweet potato is a member of the morning glory family. Yams are usually sweeter, moister, plumper, denser, and a deeper orange color than sweet potatoes -- though not always. The two plants also come from different parts of the world. The yam probably originated in Africa (although it may be the same plant that had been cultivated in Asia since 8000 B.C.); the sweet potato is a New World plant discovered by Columbus (although it may have mysteriously traveled to Polynesia hundreds of years prior to Columbus's first voyage). Slaves in the American South called the sweet potato nyamis because of its similarity to a vegetable of that name that they knew from their homeland. This African word brought the two vegetables together, probably for all eternity, despite botany, archaeology, plant pathology, and the like. And that's probably just as well.

For all practical purposes, it might be more intriguing to think of the yam and the sweet potato as twins separated at birth, growing up with different quirks and twitches but retaining the essential sweet nature that makes them virtually interchangeable from a culinary perspective. Furthermore, the yams generally available in this country are really a variety of sweet potato. (True yams do offer one element missing from sweet potatoes; they contain a compound from which the sex hormone estrogen was first manufactured.)

The value of the sweet potato as a main-course vegetable as well as a dessert has been proven in most cultures and at every American Thanksgiving. The European acceptance of the sweet potato following Columbus's return to Spain was immediate and enthusiastic. The Spanish potato, as it became known, was also soon elevated to the status of aphrodisiac, assuring it an entree to the highest levels of society. Henry VIII had sweet potatoes imported from Spain and made into many types of confections. The distinguished culinary writer and chef Antonin Careme assured the vegetable immortality when he included it in his classic The Art Of French Cooking in the Nineteenth Century. Perhaps less well known is the vegetable's popularity both in China, where it is sun-dried and used for noodle making, and in Japan, where it has been a staple for hundreds of years, especially when typhoons have decimated the rice crop.

But it is the American Thanksgiving that is the true test of the sweet potato's versatility. It is transformed into pies, puddings, and muffins, as well as candied vegetables, biscuits, and even ice cream. The wonder is that, like so many of the foods associated with Thanksgiving, from cranberries and chestnuts to the turkey itself, sweet potatoes are packed away, psychologically speaking, until the next Thanksgiving comes along. Not only can sweet potatoes be substituted in almost any recipe for white potatoes with unexpected and sprightly results, but they make tasty and unusual combinations when sauteed with garlic and tomatoes, layered in gratins with various types of cheese, or fried in tempura batter and served with dipping sauces.

In Louisiana Creole country, any day might begin with sweet potatoes in the form of waffles, fritters, or pone. But when there is world enough and time, people look forward to one of the oldest Creole specialties, patates douces. As originally prepared, sweet potatoes are buried in ashes at the end of a meal and left to cook slowly until the next. The almost century-old Picayune Creole Cook Book issued this word of warning in 1901: "[preparing] the sweet potato is an art, for the delicate flavor of the potato is lost if it is not properly cooked."

Homage to the sweet potato/yam is an institution in parts of Louisiana, where an annual October festival, the Yambilee, culminates in a colorful procession called the Grand Louisiana Parade.

[nxtwrldrcd]

Thanks Jm_03 that was a great read! That’s the kind of info that makes Spongy who he is.
As much as Happy tried to avoid them, he left a couple of loopholes. The first one has been exposed – marshmellons are a BIG factor on sweet potatoes/yams. The other would be whether or not the stuffing has the gizzards in it. If the stuffing has the gizzards in it, no question hands down stuffing rules. If not, I may ponder the thought of the sweet potatoes with marshmellons; although, that thought would take less than the time it took to type this. Stuffing wins! I can’t wait for turkey&stuffing sandwiches in the deer stand next weekend.

Happy Thanksgiving

[Sponge Bob]

Lol....that's me home state, good 'ol Louisiana! if the stuffung is OYSTER, count me in....I'm not much on the sweetened yams....like table food to be hot, sour, tart or bitter! The creole are a mixture of black/spanish mainly + the food is awesome....then again food is in itself fun but like _03 says if it isn't cooked "right" you can screw up a batch. I love turkey I guess 'cause I don't have it that often....yams w/ butter(real) + a splash of Louisiana Gold are the way I like mine!:)

[MuskieJ]

Screw The turkey, Screw the patotos, screw the corn, Just Give me a whole plate of stuffing and gravey and I'll be set. Love Stuffing.

Later

Jim

[ToddM]

I like both. Last year I was mistaken for the turkey and put in the oven and basted. I was stuffed too, wanna guess what it tasted like? 300 degrees for four hours did not help me out one bit.

[fishpoop]

Well this year is going to be different, no sweet taters, no stuffing, no cranberry sauce, nope not even the turkey. It's just my wife and myself and we have no children, our families are outstate or up north and to far to go for one day. So our holiday is going be spent with the MUSKIES! Yes we're going fishin' And I ain't going to miss the dinner at all! I hope to have my hoilday with 2 lovely ladies, my wife and Miss 50 inches. I know my wife will show for the festivites and can only hope that Miss 50 decides to join us. Afterwards we will feast on pizza! and if Miss 50 joins us I think that we have a bottle of champage chilled to toast her with. If Miss 50 doesn't show,which is all to likly, we can still have pizza and give thanks for all of God's blessings. Happy Thanksgiving to all of you.:)

[ghoti]

I yam what I yam, but give me homemade stuffing anyday.
Happy Thanksgiving to all, and remember to give thanks to all who are protecting our freedoms and can't be with their families and loved ones during the holidays. God Bless.

[Sponge Bob]

Had neither----loaded up on mashed turnips.....cut them up small, boil 'til soft then drain, add butter(real)/garlic then mash w/ a wooden spoon! Flavor is awesome.....will be slamming clams shortly!!!:)

[happy hooker]

Im suprised nobody started a controversy on desert,,,,Pumkin,apple or mincemeat pie,,,,,,,

[Jim McCullough]

jm_o3,

Umm...I guess you got it...I was just going to say that yams are from Africa. :)
happy hooker,
There's no controversy about dessert. Everyone knows that it's Pumpkin Pie. If someone explained to me what those little Mincemeats are I might give that a shot.

[ToddM]

Jim, mincemeat is raisin poop. It still tastes good. You forgot pecan pie too. That's pie porno.

[Sponge Bob]

Let's not leve out CHOCOLATE PIE....a traditional southern favorite as well as LEMON SQUARES. One of me favorites is VINEGAR PIE...ever heard of it? Bu++ kicking good!!!! Can't wait to see what the "traditional" Christmas extravaganza is as well as what people have for New Years Day!:)