Beauregard Yams

[Sparkly]

Yams have been 3 pounds for $1 at our grocery store lately, and they've been yummy!

Question: could they be frozen, maybe by mashing them first? What else would you suggest doing with them, especially to stock up and preserve them?

[kestrel91316]

1. Wow. I think I paid $1.99/lb here this weekend. I do a nice sauteed

yams with dried cranberries and pecans. A little brown sugar and rum at the end to glaze. Have to let them braise in a lidded saute pan for a while to soften up.

The recipe was from Cooking Light several years ago.

[grasswire]

2. shouldn't they keep quite a long time in a cool place?

In a basket, perhaps, with newspaper between each one so they aren't touching?

But I don't see why smushing and freezing wouldn't work, too. Maybe with a touch of lemon to keep them from discoloring?

[japple]

3. One of my friends cooks several at a time (baked in the oven

in their jackets until done), then peels them and wraps them individually in plastic wrap and freezes. I've never tried it, but she swears it's the best way to preserve them. I usually just put mine in a cool, dry place and they will keep for a couple months. My parents used to grow sweet potatoes and they always put them in cardboard boxes and stored them in an unheated bedroom for long periods.