Richard, did any of the Creeks eat ramps/wild leeks ? --- On Sun, 8/17/08, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> > Subject: [CREEK-SOUTHEAST] Fried Sweet Potatos are a traditional Creek food > To: [email protected] > Date: Sunday, August 17, 2008, 10:32 PM > 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