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**Tom Wagner** · February 5, 2007

Carol,

I just talked with Carol at Sand Hill. She sure has a lot of sweet potato varieties available. Which of her long list of varieties did you order? My best yielder in the past was Geo. Jet, but not a great eater.

This topic on sweet potatoes is a departure from so-called "Irish" potatoes. It might be a good idea re-introduce yourself to sweet potatoes by going to Wikipedia, a cool service for those wanting a quick update. As follows:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweet_potato

Food History links
http://homecooking.about.com/od/food...nd_Recipes.htm

http://homecooking.about.com/od/food...pothistory.htm
Once you go to the above site, check out the following categories of good info.
• The Difference Between Sweet Potatoes and Yams
• Sweet Potato Selection and Storage
• Sweet Potato Fact Sheet
• Yam Selection and Storage
• Yam Fact Sheet
• Sweet Potato and Yam Health Benefits
• Sweet Potato History
• Sweet Potato / Yam Recipes

The International Potato Center (CIP) maintains the largest potato and sweet potato genebanks in the world, each containing thousands of accessions of wild, traditional, and improved varieties. There are some great links about sweet potatoes at CIP.

SAND HILL PRESEVATION
has some great sweet potato varieties. At $1.00 per slip, you should be able to find the perfect s. potato for your tastes. Get your order in early. Note that they are out of some varieties and limited to only 6 slips of some.
http://www.sandhillpreservation.com/...o_catalog.html

Amish White Bunch
Batas
Bermuda White
Betty's)
Beuregarde
Brazilian
Bush Porto Rico
California Gold
Carolina Bunch
Carver
Centennial
Continental Red
Copper Jewel
Darby
Dingess Connecticut Bloom
Dingess Pink Tint
Dingess Rusty Coat
Dingess Yellow
Edna Evans
Frazier White
Georgia Jet
Georgia Red
Georgia Yam
Ginseng Red
Golden Slipper
Goldstar
Hayman
Hernandez
Ivis White Cream
Japanese
Jeanie
Jewell
Jubilee
Korean Purple
Laceleaf
Martins
Maryland 810
Maynard Family White
Memphis Pride
Millard Cooper
Nancy Hall
Nugget
Oakleaf
Okinawan
Oklahoma Red
Old Brazil
Old Fashioned Southern Queen
Old Henry
Old Kentucky
Orange Oakleaf
Poplar Root
Pumpkin Yam
Purple
Qualls
Red Ivy Leaf
Red Wine Velvet
Red Yam
Regal
Ringley's Porto Rico:
Sharp
Shoregold
Southern Queen
Spanish Red
Stevenson's
Stoker Red
Sumor
Tennessee Top Mark
Theodore Meece Old Fashioned White
Vardaman
Violetta
Wakenda
White Delite
White Hayman
White Jewell
White Queen
Whitestar
White Triumph
White Yam
Willowleaf
Yellow Jersey

Sorry for the long list but I enjoyed looking it over.

Tom Wagner (potato moderator)

February 5, 2007	#2
Tom Wagner Crosstalk™ Forum Moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: 8407 18th Ave West 7-203 Everett, Washington 98204 Posts: 1,157	Carol, I just talked with Carol at Sand Hill. She sure has a lot of sweet potato varieties available. Which of her long list of varieties did you order? My best yielder in the past was Geo. Jet, but not a great eater. This topic on sweet potatoes is a departure from so-called "Irish" potatoes. It might be a good idea re-introduce yourself to sweet potatoes by going to Wikipedia, a cool service for those wanting a quick update. As follows: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweet_potato Food History links http://homecooking.about.com/od/food...nd_Recipes.htm http://homecooking.about.com/od/food...pothistory.htm Once you go to the above site, check out the following categories of good info. • The Difference Between Sweet Potatoes and Yams • Sweet Potato Selection and Storage • Sweet Potato Fact Sheet • Yam Selection and Storage • Yam Fact Sheet • Sweet Potato and Yam Health Benefits • Sweet Potato History • Sweet Potato / Yam Recipes The International Potato Center (CIP) maintains the largest potato and sweet potato genebanks in the world, each containing thousands of accessions of wild, traditional, and improved varieties. There are some great links about sweet potatoes at CIP. SAND HILL PRESEVATION has some great sweet potato varieties. At $1.00 per slip, you should be able to find the perfect s. potato for your tastes. Get your order in early. Note that they are out of some varieties and limited to only 6 slips of some. http://www.sandhillpreservation.com/...o_catalog.html Amish White Bunch Batas Bermuda White Betty's) Beuregarde Brazilian Bush Porto Rico California Gold Carolina Bunch Carver Centennial Continental Red Copper Jewel Darby Dingess Connecticut Bloom Dingess Pink Tint Dingess Rusty Coat Dingess Yellow Edna Evans Frazier White Georgia Jet Georgia Red Georgia Yam Ginseng Red Golden Slipper Goldstar Hayman Hernandez Ivis White Cream Japanese Jeanie Jewell Jubilee Korean Purple Laceleaf Martins Maryland 810 Maynard Family White Memphis Pride Millard Cooper Nancy Hall Nugget Oakleaf Okinawan Oklahoma Red Old Brazil Old Fashioned Southern Queen Old Henry Old Kentucky Orange Oakleaf Poplar Root Pumpkin Yam Purple Qualls Red Ivy Leaf Red Wine Velvet Red Yam Regal Ringley's Porto Rico: Sharp Shoregold Southern Queen Spanish Red Stevenson's Stoker Red Sumor Tennessee Top Mark Theodore Meece Old Fashioned White Vardaman Violetta Wakenda White Delite White Hayman White Jewell White Queen Whitestar White Triumph White Yam Willowleaf Yellow Jersey Sorry for the long list but I enjoyed looking it over. Tom Wagner (potato moderator)