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A picture of a yam Caroline Sullivan mentions in her cookbook

The is the section of the Jamaica Cookery Book that is devoted to yams and yam recipies

A picture showing the difference between a yam and a sweet potato

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

An article from the library of congress on the difference between sweet potatoes and yams

This is an audio file from KCBX FM (Central Coast Public Radio from California. The segment identifies that Americans have confused yams and sweet potatoes and more often than not, what is labeled a yam in the US is really a sweet potato.

The original email and response to obtain a person's candied yams recipe.

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

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.

A picture of a yam Caroline Sullivan mentions in her cookbook