Guest Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 Thanksgiving miracle like the loaves and fishes! :) I said 5 lbs because I was assuming a ton of other food at a large family gathering, not one person providing one of two sides for a meal. My recipe has milk, eggs, butter, etc. and 2 lbs of potatoes is a good sized casserole dish. Totally what I was thinking, too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 YEP, because 13 of those 16 won't touch a mashed sweet potato because we think they are nasty and of the 3 who will eat them 2 were young kids and a TBSP was plenty for them, leaving nearly 2 whole sweet potatoes for her to eat along with all of the other Thanksgiving food hence the reason she had leftovers. If that was the case, I would think there was no point having them to begin with! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 So...I must tell one of my favorite sweet potato stories...( don't we all have them???) Thanksgiving dinner at SILs. I usually bring 80% of the food and I am fine with it bc I don't have to clean my house. :D I usually bring sweet potato casserole but on this occasion, another SIL was attending who usually was on vacation for Thanksgivng and didn't normally attend the dinner. This SIL was to bring the sweet potatoes. We're all sitting at the table, eating when hostess SIL said, "Hey, Sister, where are your sweet potatoes?" Sister says, "Oh! Hand me my purse." Someone did and she proceeded to pull out a can of yams in syrup. She handed them to her dumbfounded sister who asked, "What am I supposed to do with these?" "Heat them up." "I'm eating!" "Then use the microwave." :lol: :lol: :lol: Hand me my purse!!! Best Thanksgving line ever... Ewww! Canned yams in Syrup! Nasty. And let me just say: growing up, I never saw anyone make yummy mashed sweet potatoes. It was only, ever, always canned yams poured into a dish, sometimes with the redneck marshmallows on top, other times naked and alone in the pan. I thought I hated sweet potatoes because this was all I ever saw. Then, when I was thirty-six, I went to Disney and ate buffalo steak and mashed sweet potatoes at The Artist's something restaurant. I discovered sweet potatoes were actually the food of the gods. I almost licked my plate. I dreampt of it for years. And, due to the magic of the internet, I now understand what to make when instructed to bring sweet potatoes! 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idnib Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 Sister says, "Oh! Hand me my purse." Someone did and she proceeded to pull out a can of yams in syrup. She handed them to her dumbfounded sister who asked, "What am I supposed to do with these?" "Heat them up." "I'm eating!" "Then use the microwave." :lol: :lol: :lol: Hand me my purse!!! Best Thanksgving line ever... :lol: :lol: :lol: Thank the stars you didn't ask her to bring the turkey. Cold cuts, anyone? 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplejackmama Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 Quill, if you did decide to make 52 lbs of your yummy Disney inspired recipe, please save me a scoop or 7. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vonfirmath Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 Ewww! Canned yams in Syrup! Nasty. And let me just say: growing up, I never saw anyone make yummy mashed sweet potatoes. It was only, ever, always canned yams poured into a dish, sometimes with the redneck marshmallows on top, other times naked and alone in the pan. I thought I hated sweet potatoes because this was all I ever saw. Then, when I was thirty-six, I went to Disney and ate buffalo steak and mashed sweet potatoes at The Artist's something restaurant. I discovered sweet potatoes were actually the food of the gods. I almost licked my plate. I dreampt of it for years. And, due to the magic of the internet, I now understand what to make when instructed to bring sweet potatoes! I don't know if I was scarred by yams in cans. But I, too, though sweet potatoes were nasty and stayed away from them until I had kids. In desperation, wanting to find vegetables they would eat (and DS loved the sweet potato baby food -- left to my own devices he'd have NEVER had them) I purchased the potatoes and figured out how to make them They have remained part of our regular meals because they are GOOD and the kids eat them! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2bee Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 ETA: WHOOPS! I meant a quantity 45-50 sweet potatoes. I didn't register the "lb" part of the question. I have no idea about the weight of the potatoes, but for an event, yes, my family can and has eaten 45 - 50 potatoes. Your family has 18 people that could eat close to 3 lbs of sweet potatoes per person? I can't imagine one's stomach holding that much food. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eternalsummer Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 3 lbs of sweet potatoes is 6 largish sweet potatoes. 6! Entire sweet potatoes! Per person! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KungFuPanda Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 I love sweet potatoes, but I do not understand some of you making a vat of them. I'm a grown woman and a hearty eater, but sweet potatoes are BIG. I could make a meal of one of them. My initial guess would have been twelve because I assume not everyone will eat them and there will be other dishes. I had no idea we had such a sweet potato cult here! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 25lbs. of potatoes, because I like leftovers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 ETA: WHOOPS! I meant a quantity 45-50 sweet potatoes. I didn't register the "lb" part of the question. I have no idea about the weight of the potatoes, but for an event, yes, my family can and has eaten 45 - 50 potatoes. The problem with going by potato is that sweet potatoes vary greatly in size, from dinky 4 oz. Potatoes to ginormous 3lb. Monster potatoes. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xixstar Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 The problem with going by potato is that sweet potatoes vary greatly in size, from dinky 4 oz. Potatoes to ginormous 3lb. Monster potatoes. Agreed. Above someone mentioned 3lbs being 6 potatoes, whereas I know that 3 that I normally buy or grow would be 3lbs. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaybee Posted April 6, 2015 Share Posted April 6, 2015 Ewww! Canned yams in Syrup! Nasty. And let me just say: growing up, I never saw anyone make yummy mashed sweet potatoes. It was only, ever, always canned yams poured into a dish, sometimes with the redneck marshmallows on top, other times naked and alone in the pan. I thought I hated sweet potatoes because this was all I ever saw. Then, when I was thirty-six, I went to Disney and ate buffalo steak and mashed sweet potatoes at The Artist's something restaurant. I discovered sweet potatoes were actually the food of the gods. I almost licked my plate. I dreampt of it for years. And, due to the magic of the internet, I now understand what to make when instructed to bring sweet potatoes! So I'm thinking you should post the recipe already!! ;) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiberia Posted April 6, 2015 Share Posted April 6, 2015 Okay, Easter has come and gone. Hope it was delightful for all who celebrate. We had a lovely day. But, we need a report back from the OP. You need to let us know: how many pounds you used, how they turned out, how SIL responded to them, how many were eaten and by whom, how many were left over. We would also like to see the recipe. You also need to let us know: whether leftovers were left at SIL's, or you all divi'd them up, or you took your own leftovers home. (This is important.) Thank you in advance. :001_smile: 16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 6, 2015 Share Posted April 6, 2015 Yup. Only the eating habits of Quill's family will solve this thread. We are dying to know! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albeto. Posted April 6, 2015 Share Posted April 6, 2015 I love sweet potatoes, but I do not understand some of you making a vat of them. I'm a grown woman and a hearty eater, but sweet potatoes are BIG. I could make a meal of one of them. My initial guess would have been twelve because I assume not everyone will eat them and there will be other dishes. I had no idea we had such a sweet potato cult here! It's a little disconcerting to me. I've been waiting for someone to post the correct answer: 0. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swellmomma Posted April 6, 2015 Share Posted April 6, 2015 I would factor 1/2 a sweet potato per person plus a few extra for good measure. Especially since I assume there will plenty of other food. So for 23 people I would make 12-13 sweet potatoes depending on how big they are. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PinkyandtheBrains. Posted April 6, 2015 Share Posted April 6, 2015 It's a little disconcerting to me. I've been waiting for someone to post the correct answer: 0. Do you mean take 52# of sweet potato and divide by zero because you will be eating it all yourself? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albeto. Posted April 6, 2015 Share Posted April 6, 2015 Do you mean take 52# of sweet potato and divide by zero because you will be eating it all yourself? Parish the thought. I mean the answer to the question, "How many pounds of sweet potatoes should I use to prepare a dish for 23 people?" is precisely: Zero. Zero sweet potatoes. The conversation might go like this: Hey Quill, what are you bringing to dinner for Easter? Anything but sweet potatoes. Great! or Hey Quill, will you bring the sweet potatoes? What sweet potatoes? The ones we'll have for dinner. I won't step near your house if you serve those foul stones that were laid by demons in the ground on a full moon. They taste like dirt and are full of Vitamin Evil. Omg, you're right! How could I have been so blind? Thank you! Thank you for saving my soul! You're welcome. I'll bring ice cream. I love you. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Occasionally Posted April 6, 2015 Share Posted April 6, 2015 Parish the thought. I mean the answer to the question, "How many pounds of sweet potatoes should I use to prepare a dish for 23 people?" is precisely: Zero. Zero sweet potatoes. The conversation might go like this: Hey Quill, what are you bringing to dinner for Easter? Anything but sweet potatoes. Great! or Hey Quill, will you bring the sweet potatoes? What sweet potatoes? The ones we'll have for dinner. I won't step near your house if you serve those foul stones that were laid by demons in the ground on a full moon. They taste like dirt and are full of Vitamin Evil. Omg, you're right! How could I have been so blind? Thank you! Thank you for saving my soul! You're welcome. I'll bring ice cream. I love you. I like sweet potatoes, but :lol: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PinkyandtheBrains. Posted April 6, 2015 Share Posted April 6, 2015 Parish the thought. I mean the answer to the question, "How many pounds of sweet potatoes should I use to prepare a dish for 23 people?" is precisely: Zero. Zero sweet potatoes. The conversation might go like this: Hey Quill, what are you bringing to dinner for Easter? Anything but sweet potatoes. Great! or Hey Quill, will you bring the sweet potatoes? What sweet potatoes? The ones we'll have for dinner. I won't step near your house if you serve those foul stones that were laid by demons in the ground on a full moon. They taste like dirt and are full of Vitamin Evil. Omg, you're right! How could I have been so blind? Thank you! Thank you for saving my soul! You're welcome. I'll bring ice cream. I love you. :lol: I love sweet potatoes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-rap Posted April 6, 2015 Share Posted April 6, 2015 I just wanted to say that I JUST discovered mashed sweet potatoes a few months ago, and they are my new favorite food. :) 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Χά�ων Posted April 6, 2015 Share Posted April 6, 2015 Albto I wonder if you have been limited on varieties of sweet potatoes. They are more than the canned yams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albeto. Posted April 6, 2015 Share Posted April 6, 2015 Albto I wonder if you have been limited on varieties of sweet potatoes. They are more than the canned yams. Releasing Evil from a the confinements of a can doesn't change the nature of its diabolical horror. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Χά�ων Posted April 6, 2015 Share Posted April 6, 2015 Releasing Evil from a the confinements of a can doesn't change the nature of its diabolical horror. Have you had a non orange sweet potato? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 6, 2015 Share Posted April 6, 2015 Okay, Easter has come and gone. Hope it was delightful for all who celebrate. We had a lovely day. But, we need a report back from the OP. You need to let us know: how many pounds you used, how they turned out, how SIL responded to them, how many were eaten and by whom, how many were left over. We would also like to see the recipe. You also need to let us know: whether leftovers were left at SIL's, or you all divi'd them up, or you took your own leftovers home. (This is important.) Thank you in advance. :001_smile: Ha! Well things took a sharp leftward turn because I woke up sick yesterday. I can barely be vertical for more than a few minutes, so I prepared albeto's amount: zero. However, DD boldly stepped up and made them in my stead. We have WAY too many pounds of potatoes. She prepared about eight of the larger potatoes, which was less than half of what I bought. It made one standard Marney-approved dish, plus a smaller dish that I think was 1 1/2 qts. Reportedly it was delicious. I think we brought home some leftover, but I'm in no shape to even go look around. SIL actually sent me an email that I was missed and she hopes I will feel better soon. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted April 6, 2015 Share Posted April 6, 2015 There's your new tip to handling holidays - stay home sick (just how do you always seem to get these things at holiday time? :confused: ) and have your children prepare the food! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 6, 2015 Share Posted April 6, 2015 There's your new tip to handling holidays - stay home sick (just how do you always seem to get these things at holiday time? :confused: ) and have your children prepare the food! Seriously. The one SIL (not the host) I was dreading being round her because this is the month DD will make her college choice. This SIL is such a busy-body and is *the expert* on all things college, Dontchaknow. So I kinda got lucky with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JumpyTheFrog Posted April 6, 2015 Share Posted April 6, 2015 Maybe every time you have a family event like this you should volunteer to watch all the little toddlers with runny noses at events the week before. Then you can be lucky enough to get sick and get out of the dreaded event. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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