Thanksgiving receipt

[withm]

My mother always called it a "receipt" too, or a "rule" - but never a recipe. Wonder how those terms came into use (or how they fell from common use)?

I could never stomach sweet potatoes with all that syrup and marshmallow junk. I found this recipe in the Washington Post many years ago. I'll make it with just one big sweet potato, and it's dinner.

Rosemary Roasted Sweet Potatoes (Wash Post 19 Nov 2000)

2 pounds sweet potatoes peeled, and cut into 1/2" cubes.

2 tsp minced garlic
1 T. Rosemary leaves
2 T. Olive Oil

1/2 cup minced fresh parsley
1 tsp. Salt
1/2 tsp freshly ground pepper

Preheat oven to 375. In large bowl, toss together the sweet potatoes, garlic, rosemary and oil. Transfer to a rimmed baking sheet, spreading the potatoes into a single layer. (for just one potato, I do this in my 9" Le Creuset skillet).

Bake until tender, about 50 minutes. Add the parsley, salt and pepper and toss to coat. Transfer to a serving bowl, (er, that would be a plate) and serve immediately.

[suzieqtwa]

Thanks everyone...Withm, yours looks good too......I lived in Delaware for 15 years (Wilmington). I love just a baked sweet potato ,but Im having 11 people over ,so I thought I would make something fancy.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Hey Suzie,
If I send you my Thanksgiving receipt, will you re-imburse me?



(This coming from someone who has been known to fill her "subscription" at the drugstore. )

[suzieqtwa]

ya, I just noticed my spelling error. oops !!!

[Bad JuJu]

As Withm pointed out, "receipt" is the older term for what we now call a "recipe." So, Suzieq, I thought you were just choosing to use more traditional language--very cool.

I don't know anything about the etymology of those words, but it may be that they were called receipts because they were received--as in recipes handed down from mothers and grandmothers and shared with neighbors, etc. Not sure how it morphed into recipe. Anybody got an Oxford English Dictionary handy?

[GLC1968]

I had to bump up this thread to thank BadJuJu for her recipe! I made the sweet potato souffle she shared and it was a big hit!

I'm normally not a fan of sweet sweet potato things (I love them roasted with garlic or baked into 'fries' with salt and pepper) but this recipe was really good. I skipped the marshmallows and everyone in my family really enjoyed it.

THANK YOU!!

Oh, and for anyone else thinking of trying this, cut the recipe in half unless you are baking for an army...it made a ton!

[bmccasland]

My mother always called it a "receipt" too, or a "rule" - but never a recipe. Wonder how those terms came into use (or how they fell from common use)?

Now don't ask me for a reference - but I heard in the early days it was "receipt" because one would keep all your books in the library, clean and dry, so to use a recipe you'd write out a receipt of the ingredients to take to the kitchen.

and I agree with Hub - it's "pa Cahns". In fact I just bought a pecan praline (pa-cahn pra-leen (the "pra" rhymes with bra)) at farmers market this morning. My indulgence...

[SouthernBelle]

They are only called pee-cans in the areas where they don't actually grow them.

Luv a baked sweet tater baked with a little butter. Never microwave a sweet tater. The sugars won't carmelize and they won't taste as good.

My SIL makes a sweet potato casserole with tons of stuff on top, way too sweet. My nephew & I try to tactfully scoop under the topping when we get our serving.

[Hub]

Y'all should know that Vardaman Mississippi calls itself the Sweet potato capitol of the world- that's about an hour from here.