George Washington Carver famously developed over 300 uses for the peanut, increasing demand for the legume that became an economic boon for Southern farmers. Less famously, he developed over a hundred uses for the sweet potato, including using it to make paper, paint, and three types of after-dinner mints.

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What’s the Difference Between Sweet Potatoes and Yams?

If you’re in the U.S., chances are that the “yams” you eat at Thanksgiving are actually sweet potatoes. Shocked? It’s true: yams and sweet potatoes are totally different plants and are not even closely related. In fact, these tasty starchy veggies are actually in two different plant families