Sunday, May 5, 2013

And now for something completely different: what do these yams look like to you?

Here at Spring Creek Farm there is an abundance of sweet potatoes stored in the root cellar from last fall. We love sweet potatoes, and since coming here we have made sweet potato pie, cookies, fries and chips, and pancakes, not to mention putting them in our stir fries and omelets. In going through the sweet potatoes, and picking out the bad ones for the pigs, I found some really crazy shapes that you'll never find in a grocery store. 

A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
So you should comment and say what you think first, but here are a few examples of what I see: I think  A looks like a crazy, bug-eyed tropical bird, B looks a bit like a rotund dinosaur, C looks like a cartoon character bookworm, D looks like an upside down jellyfish, E like a beet, F like Popeye's bicep, G like a lady in a large dress with crazy hair, and H like a long-beaked bird.
And, to end on, here's a Seussian picture of one of the regular potatoes we planted (note the baby potatoes that the sprouts have already started making):

1 comment:

  1. A Gonzo
    B A Swan
    C Rubber Duckie (sans beak)
    D A heart
    E A turnip
    F Mutated Jawbone
    G ?
    H Kiwi bird

    Fun!

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