At 12:17 2000-09-04 -0400, Judy Genova wrote:

>I recently got a book on traditional African cooking, which had lots of
great Paleo
>user friendly recipes.  One of them was for FUFU, which is pounded boiled
white yams,

>Since doing paleo, now over 1 year, I find even an orange sweet potato or yam

Do not mix up yam = sweet potato with true yam (which is usual in
Africa).

There is evidence that yam was eaten in west Africa 30000 years ago.
I sometime use yam, and then I grate it finely and bake it at low
temperature.
In that way it can be used for something reminding of a pie.
Some yams are toxic if raw, like cassava.

- Hans