You Say Potato, I Say Yam
Yams
This op-ed piece from Jessica B Harris discusses the cultural significance of the yam
Jessica B Harris
New York Times
Nov. 24th 2009
Ryan Travis
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Yellow yam
yams
A picture of a yam Caroline Sullivan mentions in her cookbook
cooklikeajamaican.com
Pinterest.com
Ryan Travis
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Yams section from the Jamaica Cookery Book
recipes
The is the section of the Jamaica Cookery Book that is devoted to yams and yam recipies
Caroline Sullivan
The Jamaica Cookery Book
Kingston, Jamaica: Aston W Gardner & co
1897
Ryan Travis
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English
cookbook
Yams in primary texts
Hannah
Yam vs. Sweet Potato
A picture showing the difference between a yam and a sweet potato
The North Carolina SweetPotato Commission
https://ncsweetpotatoes.com/sweet-potatoes-101/difference-between-yam-and-sweet-potato/
The North Carolina SweetPotato Commission
Still looking into this
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Yam genomics supports West Africa as a major cradle of crop domestication
Yam migration
This power point is a group research project that shows through genetics that the yam helped develop African culture
Nora Scarcelli, Philippe Cubry, Roland Akakpo, Anne-Céline Thuillet, Jude Obidiegwu, Mohamed N. Baco, Emmanuel Otoo, Bonaventure Sonké, Alexandre Dansi, Gustave Djedatin, Cédric Mariac, Marie Couderc, Sandrine Causse, Karine Alix, Hâna Chaïr, Olivier François, and Yves Vigouroux
research article
Science advances
May 1, 2019
Ryan Travis
Power point
English
power point
Yam Belt
Image of Yam growth in West Africa
https://latinogenealogyandbeyond.com/african-yam-belt-fig-2-dumont-biodiversity-p-17/
Hannah
Women selling desserts in Kingston, Jamaica, c. 1899
Jamaican women
Women selling desserts
Woman beating cassava, Jamaica.
Cassava
Yuca
Provisions
Caribbean
Jamaica
Cookery
Domestic Life
Women
Ink Drawings
Watercolors
Subsistence Activities
1 drawing : watercolor and gray ink, 19.2 x 12.9 cm. (sheet) | Rear view of black woman in yard, chickens and thatched roof structure nearby.
Berryman, William, artist
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA
Library of Congress
[between 1808 and 1816]
Alyssa Carrizales
No known restrictions on publication.
Photo, Print, Drawing
English
Water color and gray ink.
Caribbean
England
What's the difference between sweet potatoes and yams?
Botany
Yams
Sweet Potatoes
An article from the library of congress on the difference between sweet potatoes and yams
Library of Congress
<a href="https://www.loc.gov/everyday-mysteries/item/what-is-the-difference-between-sweet-potatoes-and-yams/">https://www.loc.gov/everyday-mysteries/item/what-is-the-difference-between-sweet-potatoes-and-yams/</a>
Library of Congress
2020
Ryan Travis
Related Websites
Yam External (Traditional Pacific Island, University of Hawai’i at Mᾱnoa Library)
Sweet Potatoes External (Louisiana State University Agricultural Center) - Includes articles on the history, best practices, and economics of Louisiana sweet potatoes.
How the Farmer Can Save His Sweet Potatoes, by George Washington Carver (1937) External (Biodiversity Heritage Library) - USDA Bulletin (Tuskegee Institute. Experiment Station) ; no. 38.
What is the Difference Between a Sweetpotato and a Yam? External (North Carolina State Extension) - Horticulture information leaflet by sweetpotato specialist Jonathan Schultheis.
Yams: A lifeline for millions External By Grace Brewer, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Nov. 11. 2019.
Further Reading
Coursey, D. G. Yams: an account of the nature, origins, cultivation and utilisation of the useful members of the Dioscoreaceae. London, Longmans, c1967. 230 p.
Davidson, Alan. "Sweet potato." The Oxford companion to food. New York, Oxford University Press, c1999. p. 774-775.
Davidson, Alan. "Yam." The Oxford companion to food. New York, Oxford University Press, c1999. p. 856-857.
Edmond, J. B., and G. R. Ammerman. Sweet potatoes: production, processing, marketing. Westport, CT, AVI Publishing Company, c1971. 334 p.
Kiple, Kenneth F., and Kriemhild Coneè Ornelas, eds. "Sweet potatoes and yams." The Cambridge world history of food. New York, Cambridge University Press, c2000. p. 207-218.
Price, Robert Henderson. Sweet potato culture for profit. External link A full account of the origin, history and botanical characteristics of sweet potato. Dallas, Texas Farm and Ranch Publishing Co., c1896. 107 p.
Sweet potatoes and yams. New York, Medina, Ohio, The Barrett Company, Agricultural Dept., 1918. 15 p. http://www.archive.org/details/sweetpotatoesyam00barr External link
Voorhees, Don. "What’s the difference between a sweet potato and a yam?" Why does popcorn pop? Seacaucus, NJ, Carol Pub. Group, c1995. p. 42-43.
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