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  • Tags: yam

potatoe pie.png
This is said to be the origins of sweet potato casserole. Printed in 1796, it was written by Amelia Simmons who dubbed herself an American Orphan. This is touted as the first American cookbook.

Crookneck or winter squash pudding.png
This is another recipe from American Cookery by Amelia Simmons. This recipe mentions yams and this is why it is added to my items for this exhibit

Sullivan Jamaica Cookery Book YAM section.pdf
The is the section of the Jamaica Cookery Book that is devoted to yams and yam recipies

water-yams.jpg
A picture of one of the yams Caroline Sullivan mentions in her cookbook.

henry moore photo.jpg
A photo taken by Henry P. Moore. It shows African-Americans at work on a plantation on Edisto Island, off South Carolina.

sweet potato emails.pdf
The original email and response to obtain a person's candied yams recipe.

jamaican-white-yam.jpeg
A picture of one of the yams Caroline Sullivan mentions in her cookbook.

What is the difference between sweet potatoes and yams.pdf
An article from the library of congress on the difference between sweet potatoes and yams

Pounding Yam Is Not The Will Of God - Kalahari Review.pdf
This is a memoir about pounding yam that I found to be truly interesting. It was written by a woman named Mof’Oluwawo O MojolaOluwa who is a Nigerian writer and lawyer

eaaw1947.ppt
This power point is a group research project that shows through genetics that the yam helped develop African culture
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