So, the legend of the "White Potato Clan" is not the same for the sweet potato? I think it goes like this: The "White Potato Clan" was established after much prayer to the maker by Creek mothers seeking guidance as to what to do with there the mixed blood kids they gave birth since they had no clan to join because of being mixed blood. They had to go searching the marshes of the black dirt trying to listen to the roots telling them where to dig them up and when they did, they were told to cut the eyes out of the root (potato) and plant them in mounds to feed their families for life. :) TT ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, August 17, 2008 10:32 PM Subject: [CREEK-SOUTHEAST] Fried Sweet Potatos are a traditional Creek food > Hey Richard B. > > There is a Native Sweet Potato in the Southeast that was eaten by the > Creeks. That is why there was a "Potato Clan." It was either baked in > coals or > fried in hickory nut oil. The indigenous Sweet Potato like its South > American > cousin (which is cultivated now) was a member of the Morning Glory > family. > The flowers and leafs are almost identical to a Morning Glory, but form a > bush > shape like a bean plant. The Southeastern Sweet Potato only has one > potato > per plant, whereas the South American cultivated Sweet Potato has > multiple > potato. > > Richard T. > > > > **************Looking for a car that's sporty, fun and fits in your > budget? > Read reviews on AOL Autos. > (http://autos.aol.com/cars-Volkswagen-Jetta-2009/expert-review?ncid=aolaut00030000000007 > ) > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >