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  • Reply 21 of 53
    addaboxaddabox Posts: 12,665member
    Uh oh. Internet plus odd concept equals more than you wanted to know.



    Behold, the crappie ornament:







    Courtesy of (and it just had to be, didn't it?) the Christmas store at crappiestuff.com.
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  • Reply 22 of 53
    midwintermidwinter Posts: 10,060member
    Purchased.
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  • Reply 23 of 53
    addaboxaddabox Posts: 12,665member
    Excellent.
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  • Reply 24 of 53
    e1618978e1618978 Posts: 6,075member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by Justin

    How do I make sweet potatoes??? My girlfriend will go crackers if I manage to make anything other than mashed potatoes this year



    Sweet Potatos are orange tubers, sometimes called Yams.



    1. You bake them, I think it takes an hour or so.

    2. throw away the peels, mash them, mix them with maple syrup, sugar or honey, and pecans, and put them in a glass baking pan about 60% full, and cover the top with solid marshmellows.

    3. Bake until the marshmellows are brown and kind of liquid.
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  • Reply 25 of 53
    midwintermidwinter Posts: 10,060member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by e1618978

    Sweet Potatos are orange tubers, sometimes called Yams.



    1. You bake them, I think it takes an hour or so.

    2. throw away the peels, mash them, mix them with maple syrup, sugar or honey, and pecans, and put them in a glass baking pan about 60% full, and cover the top with solid marshmellows.

    3. Bake until the marshmellows are brown and kind of liquid.




    Or more simply, they're mashed yams.
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  • Reply 26 of 53
    addaboxaddabox Posts: 12,665member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by e1618978

    Sweet Potatos are orange tubers, sometimes called Yams.



    1. You bake them, I think it takes an hour or so.

    2. throw away the peels, mash them, mix them with maple syrup, sugar or honey, and pecans, and put them in a glass baking pan about 60% full, and cover the top with solid marshmellows.

    3. Bake until the marshmellows are brown and kind of liquid.




    Don't forget to toss in a little crappie. Makes them taste Christmasy.
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  • Reply 27 of 53
    e1618978e1618978 Posts: 6,075member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by midwinter

    Or more simply, they're mashed yams.



    http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/p...eetpotato.html



    Sweet potatos are not the same speices as yams, though they

    are similar.



    Keep your krappy crapie out of my sweet potato...
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  • Reply 28 of 53
    mattyjmattyj Posts: 898member
    Party Hats. They're called Party Hats.
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  • Reply 29 of 53
    haraldharald Posts: 2,152member
    I second the above.
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  • Reply 30 of 53
    justinjustin Posts: 403member
    Quote:

    Sweet Potatos are orange tubers, sometimes called Yams.



    I knew it. Nothing I did with potatoes (potatoe if quails are about) ever tasted remotely like sweet potatoes.



    Now I know why...
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  • Reply 31 of 53
    Don't let these weirdos and their mangled creations anywhere near your kitchen Justin. Sweet potatoes or yams are just fine on their own, no need to add pecans and marshmellows.



    Crappy for Christmas? At least go salmon man. Or Catfish.
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  • Reply 32 of 53
    midwintermidwinter Posts: 10,060member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by ColanderOfDeath

    Crappy for Christmas? At least go salmon man. Or Catfish.



    Anyone who would suggest catfish over crappie has never had crappie.
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  • Reply 33 of 53
    I had Catfish in mind more as the typical down home Deep South fish since you seem to have a fondness for the ole Southern culture midwinter. What better way to celebrate the savior's birthday then a night of fried catfish, moonshine and reminiscing about Huey Long? OK, maybe not. As for the taste of the two, I've had both and don't really like either. But then again I haven't had either in years, probably since I was about 12 years old so maybe crapper (or catfish) is OK and it is just my memory or my taste or my non-fish friendly palate at the time. I'll take your word that crappie is better than catfish. As long as I get my Turkey then it's all good.
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  • Reply 34 of 53
    Quote:

    Originally posted by Justin



    What do Americans eat during Christmas then? (Other than turkey)




    Ham is the general tradition.
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  • Reply 35 of 53
    justinjustin Posts: 403member
    Quote:

    \tI had Catfish in mind more as the typical down home Deep South fish since you seem to have a fondness for the ole Southern culture midwinter



    That sounds really delicious. One of my favourite American (South) writers, Walker Percy described how Louisiana residents suck the juices out of tiger prawns until the juices split. Just absolutely wonderful - admittedly I've not been able to convince any of my fellow Englishmen to eat tiger prawns in a 5* London restaurant. Instead all they do is sniff at shellfish.



    Thanks for the heads up on sweet yams. I've had yam before and I couldn't go through with it. It was mushy and horribly pithy. I can't believe it's the same thing as sweet potatoes so I'm going to have to try some over the Christmas.



    Quote:



    Ham is the general tradition.



    Dr Seuss comes to mind
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  • Reply 36 of 53
    Yuck! Who ever thought to put pecans and marshmellows in sweet potatoes? Turkey is overrated. The past few years I've been fixing Cornish hens and an obscenely large pork loin roast (excellent for leftover sanwhiches). All the basics stay, baked mac and cheese, green beans, collard greens, Coconut rice (my caribbean background), stuffing, cranberry sauce, potato salad, mixed green salad and deviled eggs. Oh yeah pies, cakes and spiked eggnog.
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  • Reply 37 of 53
    addaboxaddabox Posts: 12,665member
    Oh, ya'll wanna get fancy with your Christmas menus?



    Who among you can stand up to the terror of the turducken!



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  • Reply 38 of 53
    I'm so scared. Seriously.
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  • Reply 39 of 53
    midwintermidwinter Posts: 10,060member
    I don't want to eat anything that has "turd" as the first four letters.
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  • Reply 40 of 53
    addaboxaddabox Posts: 12,665member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by midwinter

    I don't want to eat anything that has "turd" as the first four letters.



    Yeah, and the tendency to photograph the thing as a kind of pent-up bursting outward doesn't help.
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