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Nikki Roche wrote:Sweet Potato Caramel. Technically 2 ingredients if you count salt.
https://www.health.com/recipes/one-ingredient-sweet-potato-caramel

Aaww....this link redirects to a different article and I can't find the caramel recipe on their site. Does anyone have this recipe handy? Just cook down sweet potato on low and mash with some salt and stir?

Great topic!

edited to add this recipe I found here! Now edited again to say that it will only let me read it for a moment and then wants me to sign up for something. I'll just try some stuff out. Can't be that hard.

https://www.bonappetit.com/test-kitchen/inside-our-kitchen/article/sweet-potato-caramel

It sounds like hollow heart. Here's a little page with a photo.

https://vegpath.plantpath.wisc.edu/resources/articles/internal-potato-tuber-defects-hollow-heart-and-heat-necrosis/

Is that what you means by cracks?

I don't know the specific answers to your questions but i did find this video interesting.

Making sourdough bread for just myself was fun and delicious and all but unless I overate it I would unfortunately end up wasting some.

The solution for me turned out to be only using the discard for two staples. Bagels and quiche crust.

I can now make a batch of bagels (plain or flavored in any way) and freeze them and take one or two out as needed. No more waste.
I have also been told that freezing or even just cooling completely any starch converts some of the "bad starch" into "better, less blood sugar spiking starch" I forget the details but I think it works for me.

The quiche crust is made in a 9 inch cast skillet. Preheat it to 450F. Pour in 100% hydration starter discard and swirl around the hot pan as it quickly cooks and coats the pan. bake in 450F oven for 5 minutes or so before loading with quiche ingredients and baking the quiche at 325F for 50 minutes or so. Can also cook at 400F for 30 minutes to save time. If you're picky, the egg texture will be slightly more scrambled at the higher temp.

I like this milling place. Some folks with gluten problems say they can eat this stuff.

Probably mostly for folks with more income than outgo though.

https://sunriseflourmill.com/

Russell Apotheker wrote:Nice haul and cool variation! As far as I know, if you overwinter in the ground they are much more likely to flower and produce seed. I've stored and planted back out in the spring too, then they tend to not flower and just divide.

I can hardly wait to find out next year. What surprised me the most is everything I read about growing them from seed said I would end up with one large one that will multiply next year. I only ended up with 3 singles, lots of doubles and triples and even a quintuple!

Hi RobinJo, I think you may have harvested earlier than necessary?

I started them from seed from Experimental Farm Network this year...
https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/andys-green-mountain-multiplier-onion

My understanding is that you harvest after the tops have fallen over and turn brown. My tops were still green but mostly fallen over and I just couldn't wait any longer. I will plant some in late October when I plant garlic to see if they will overwinter in zone 4b. I will save the rest to see how well they store and plant the survivors in spring.

Here is a link to another thread with some photos and good info.
https://permies.com/t/382078/alliums/Potato-onion-harvest-breeding

I suspect that whenever you put yours back in the ground that some will make it and you can just keep going. Pretty sure you can just plant any of the individual onions no matter the size.

I grew Andy's Green Mountain Multiplier Onions from seed this year. I purchased the seed here.
https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/andys-green-mountain-multiplier-onion

My expectations were far exceeded. I can't wait to see what happens next year. I produced enough to plant a few this fall. Some of the same in spring and see how well many of them store over winter.

This is my total crop below taken this morning.

I just found this and could not find it anywhere here. It might be useful for some.

https://richearthinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Urine-My-Garden-2026-Plain-Text-1.pdf

Some calculators and other potentially useful things on their site.

Enjoy!