Posted on 11/03/2023 9:12:11 AM PDT by Red Badger
Nov. 2 (UPI) -- A Georgia man is attempting to get a Guinness World Records title after harvesting 186 pounds of sweet potatoes from a single plant.
David Anderson of Washington County gathered witnesses including University of Georgia Extension agent Rocky Tanner and Washington County Sheriff Joel Cochran to watch as he harvested the tubers from the massive plant on his property.
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"The weather conditions were really good this year for growing potatoes," Anderson told WMAZ-TV.
Guinness World Records' rules for the heaviest sweet potato record involve weighing all of the tubers from a single root system. The current record of 81 pounds and 9 ounces was set by Manuel Pérez Pérez of Spain in 2004.
Anderson's haul was taken to a certified scale, where the total weight was determined to be 184 pounds.
Evidence from the harvest and weighing has been submitted to Guinness World Records for official certification, but the farmer doesn't expect to hear back for several months.
In the meantime, Anderson said a large portion of his crop will be donated to his church.
That’s a lot of Sweet Potato Pies!..................
I do love them. Especially with curry ketchup.
Sweet Potato Pie
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlzfCiO-v0I
We cut up the sweet potatoes and make mashed sweet potatoes with butter, half & half, cinnamon and brown sugar..........
https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/21220/mashed-sweet-potatoes/
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And a lot of sweet potato fries also!
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Whoopsie - Pardon me, I thought I had someting in the oven...
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Beat me by ten minutes!
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GA native here. An old fellow I once knew grew the biggest sweet potatoes I have ever seen. They were so large as to appear unappealing, but they were delicious! Must be something in the soil here. I had always heard my home town was considered a Superfund site. Maybe that explains the mutant taters.
Sweet!
I love sweet potatoes but I like mine savory, not with added sweetness.
Oven-Roasted Sweet Potatoes Are Awesome!
Peel them, cut them, coat them with olive oil and spices, roast them in a hot oven on a parchment-paper-lined baking sheet. They come out slightly crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. So delicious.
hate their liberal politics- but liked the band
St. Ides of March— White Stripes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rV2c6X4cx7A
That's a big sweet potato.
This sounds good enough to eat.
I up the sweetness a bit...I use honey instead of half and half...add a touch of maple syrup...hard to stop eatin’..
It’s basically the pie without a crust!.............
Excellent. I think Jack White is a kind of guitar genius.
“I do love them. Especially with curry ketchup.”
Fried shrimp and coleslaw. Ditch the curry for hot sauce.
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