So much so, that they started referring to sweet potatoes as yam. Even the farmers that grow the potatoes for the yam festival in Tabor City know that here in America, it’s actually a sweet potato.
They’re actually a member of the morning glory family, making the sweet potato more closely related to your grandmother’s favorite flowers than the humble russet potatoes she’s baking up for dinner.
Shetice Jackson has been baking sweet potato pies at her Cheektowaga bakery, Cake Crazy, since she opened 10 years ago. She saw a need for sweet potato pies – a beloved soul food dessert that is ...