It needs a thread of it’s own..can’t find an old thread on it.

I’ve managed to find places in my garden for four yacon plants :D
I, and my cooking friend, want to experiment with it to the hilt. She added it to a vegetarian curry and sent me a text to say it is wonderful. Cubed into a fruit salad, lovely. It stays crunchy and doesn’t go limp and doesn’t brown off quickly, like apples do.
Then she poached bananas in coconut milk and grated yacon in it (for her sick neighbour with throat cancer on a soft food diet) and the ill neighbour ate it all, said it was lovely. Apparently, it is very good for diabetics.
It takes on the flavour of whatever you cook it with. I will try with home made meat pies, rissoles and casseroles (when I next can) and whatever else we can think of to do with it. Pancakes ect. :D

Happy Potter said:

It needs a thread of it’s own..can’t find an old thread on it.

I’ve managed to find places in my garden for four yacon plants :D
I, and my cooking friend, want to experiment with it to the hilt. She added it to a vegetarian curry and sent me a text to say it is wonderful. Cubed into a fruit salad, lovely. It stays crunchy and doesn’t go limp and doesn’t brown off quickly, like apples do.
Then she poached bananas in coconut milk and grated yacon in it (for her sick neighbour with throat cancer on a soft food diet) and the ill neighbour ate it all, said it was lovely. Apparently, it is very good for diabetics.
It takes on the flavour of whatever you cook it with. I will try with home made meat pies, rissoles and casseroles (when I next can) and whatever else we can think of to do with it. Pancakes ect. :D

interesting – it has great health credentials.

does it need frost to sweeten it – like parsnips?

did you wait until the frost killed yours before harvesting?

pepe said:

Happy Potter said:

It needs a thread of it’s own..can’t find an old thread on it.

I’ve managed to find places in my garden for four yacon plants :D
I, and my cooking friend, want to experiment with it to the hilt. She added it to a vegetarian curry and sent me a text to say it is wonderful. Cubed into a fruit salad, lovely. It stays crunchy and doesn’t go limp and doesn’t brown off quickly, like apples do.
Then she poached bananas in coconut milk and grated yacon in it (for her sick neighbour with throat cancer on a soft food diet) and the ill neighbour ate it all, said it was lovely. Apparently, it is very good for diabetics.
It takes on the flavour of whatever you cook it with. I will try with home made meat pies, rissoles and casseroles (when I next can) and whatever else we can think of to do with it. Pancakes ect. :D

interesting – it has great health credentials.

does it need frost to sweeten it – like parsnips?

did you wait until the frost killed yours before harvesting?

I did but it didn’t die off and was still upright. Just subded somewhat by the constant cold more than frosts I reckon. And then I saw the rhizomes so it was starting to regrow. Whipped it out over 2 days.
A most versatile vege, I will always have some on hand. And they store well, even better than spuds.

Happy Potter said:

It needs a thread of it’s own..can’t find an old thread on it.

I’ve managed to find places in my garden for four yacon plants :D
I, and my cooking friend, want to experiment with it to the hilt. She added it to a vegetarian curry and sent me a text to say it is wonderful. Cubed into a fruit salad, lovely. It stays crunchy and doesn’t go limp and doesn’t brown off quickly, like apples do.
Then she poached bananas in coconut milk and grated yacon in it (for her sick neighbour with throat cancer on a soft food diet) and the ill neighbour ate it all, said it was lovely. Apparently, it is very good for diabetics.
It takes on the flavour of whatever you cook it with. I will try with home made meat pies, rissoles and casseroles (when I next can) and whatever else we can think of to do with it. Pancakes ect. :D

Google has lotsa recipes for yacon use. I must get hold of some to grow. I think Greenharvest has them.

pomolo said:

Happy Potter said:

It needs a thread of it’s own..can’t find an old thread on it.

I’ve managed to find places in my garden for four yacon plants :D
I, and my cooking friend, want to experiment with it to the hilt. She added it to a vegetarian curry and sent me a text to say it is wonderful. Cubed into a fruit salad, lovely. It stays crunchy and doesn’t go limp and doesn’t brown off quickly, like apples do.
Then she poached bananas in coconut milk and grated yacon in it (for her sick neighbour with throat cancer on a soft food diet) and the ill neighbour ate it all, said it was lovely. Apparently, it is very good for diabetics.
It takes on the flavour of whatever you cook it with. I will try with home made meat pies, rissoles and casseroles (when I next can) and whatever else we can think of to do with it. Pancakes ect. :D

Google has lotsa recipes for yacon use. I must get hold of some to grow. I think Greenharvest has them.

Yep they do http://www.greenharvest.com.au/Plants/yacon_info.html

pomolo said:

Happy Potter said:

It needs a thread of it’s own..can’t find an old thread on it.

I’ve managed to find places in my garden for four yacon plants :D
I, and my cooking friend, want to experiment with it to the hilt. She added it to a vegetarian curry and sent me a text to say it is wonderful. Cubed into a fruit salad, lovely. It stays crunchy and doesn’t go limp and doesn’t brown off quickly, like apples do.
Then she poached bananas in coconut milk and grated yacon in it (for her sick neighbour with throat cancer on a soft food diet) and the ill neighbour ate it all, said it was lovely. Apparently, it is very good for diabetics.
It takes on the flavour of whatever you cook it with. I will try with home made meat pies, rissoles and casseroles (when I next can) and whatever else we can think of to do with it. Pancakes ect. :D

Google has lotsa recipes for yacon use. I must get hold of some to grow. I think Greenharvest has them.

They’re seasonal and seem to sell out fast.

A Yakon recipe:

Cheesy Potato Pie
Ingredients
• 7-8 Yukon Gold potatoes, scrubbed
• 2 cups 35% whipping cream
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• Sprinkled sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• 12 oz. grated gruyere cheese, or medium cheddar
Measurement Conversion Calculator
Method
1. 1Preheat your oven to 350°. Place a 12” cast iron skillet or other large deep heavy sauté pan in the oven to preheat. Lightly oil a towel or folded paper towel with vegetable oil and evenly rub the hot pan, lightly coating it with oil just before using. You may also use a standard baking pan lined with parchment paper.
2. 2Meanwhile grate the potatoes into a large saucepan, large enough to hold them and the cream. Add the cream, nutmeg, salt and pepper and bring the mixture to a simmer. This preheating step dramatically speeds up the oven time and evenly heats the potatoes. Stir in the cheese and then pour into the preheated pan. Bake for 45-60 minutes, until the pie has a deep golden brown crust. Loosen edges with a paring knife and Invert onto a serving platter while still warm. Cut into slices and serve with a flourish!

pomolo said:

A Yakon recipe:

Cheesy Potato Pie
Ingredients
• 7-8 Yukon Gold potatoes, scrubbed
• 2 cups 35% whipping cream
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• Sprinkled sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• 12 oz. grated gruyere cheese, or medium cheddar
Measurement Conversion Calculator
Method
1. 1Preheat your oven to 350°. Place a 12” cast iron skillet or other large deep heavy sauté pan in the oven to preheat. Lightly oil a towel or folded paper towel with vegetable oil and evenly rub the hot pan, lightly coating it with oil just before using. You may also use a standard baking pan lined with parchment paper.
2. 2Meanwhile grate the potatoes into a large saucepan, large enough to hold them and the cream. Add the cream, nutmeg, salt and pepper and bring the mixture to a simmer. This preheating step dramatically speeds up the oven time and evenly heats the potatoes. Stir in the cheese and then pour into the preheated pan. Bake for 45-60 minutes, until the pie has a deep golden brown crust. Loosen edges with a paring knife and Invert onto a serving platter while still warm. Cut into slices and serve with a flourish!

Ummmmmmm Pom, that’s yukon not yacon. It’s a type of potato. LOL

bubba louie said:

pomolo said:

A Yakon recipe:

Cheesy Potato Pie
Ingredients
• 7-8 Yukon Gold potatoes, scrubbed
• 2 cups 35% whipping cream
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• Sprinkled sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• 12 oz. grated gruyere cheese, or medium cheddar
Measurement Conversion Calculator
Method
1. 1Preheat your oven to 350°. Place a 12” cast iron skillet or other large deep heavy sauté pan in the oven to preheat. Lightly oil a towel or folded paper towel with vegetable oil and evenly rub the hot pan, lightly coating it with oil just before using. You may also use a standard baking pan lined with parchment paper.
2. 2Meanwhile grate the potatoes into a large saucepan, large enough to hold them and the cream. Add the cream, nutmeg, salt and pepper and bring the mixture to a simmer. This preheating step dramatically speeds up the oven time and evenly heats the potatoes. Stir in the cheese and then pour into the preheated pan. Bake for 45-60 minutes, until the pie has a deep golden brown crust. Loosen edges with a paring knife and Invert onto a serving platter while still warm. Cut into slices and serve with a flourish!

Ummmmmmm Pom, that’s yukon not yacon. It’s a type of potato. LOL

http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.seedsavers.org/Sources/GetImage.axd%3Fown%3DSS%26imageid%3D2414&imgrefurl=http://www.seedsavers.org/Details.aspx%3FitemNo%3D851(OG)&usg=__pou00_QnPfbzYl69mPBlJ1rCzQc=&h=250&w=250&sz=32&hl=en&start=8&zoom=1&tbnid=yvERrW2OguU1NM:&tbnh=121&tbnw=94&ei=XP8STt-gEIr2mAXVl_SYDg&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dyukon%2Bgold%2Bpotatoes%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26rls%3Dcom.microsoft:en-au:IE-SearchBox%26rlz%3D1I7ACEW_enAU364AU364%26biw%3D1024%26bih%3D432%26tbm%3Disch&um=1&itbs=1&iact=rc&dur=407&page=2&ndsp=11&ved=1t:429,r:1,s:8&tx=78&ty=26

bubba louie said:

bubba louie said:

pomolo said:

A Yakon recipe:

Cheesy Potato Pie
Ingredients
• 7-8 Yukon Gold potatoes, scrubbed
• 2 cups 35% whipping cream
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• Sprinkled sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• 12 oz. grated gruyere cheese, or medium cheddar
Measurement Conversion Calculator
Method
1. 1Preheat your oven to 350°. Place a 12” cast iron skillet or other large deep heavy sauté pan in the oven to preheat. Lightly oil a towel or folded paper towel with vegetable oil and evenly rub the hot pan, lightly coating it with oil just before using. You may also use a standard baking pan lined with parchment paper.
2. 2Meanwhile grate the potatoes into a large saucepan, large enough to hold them and the cream. Add the cream, nutmeg, salt and pepper and bring the mixture to a simmer. This preheating step dramatically speeds up the oven time and evenly heats the potatoes. Stir in the cheese and then pour into the preheated pan. Bake for 45-60 minutes, until the pie has a deep golden brown crust. Loosen edges with a paring knife and Invert onto a serving platter while still warm. Cut into slices and serve with a flourish!

Ummmmmmm Pom, that’s yukon not yacon. It’s a type of potato. LOL

http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.seedsavers.org/Sources/GetImage.axd%3Fown%3DSS%26imageid%3D2414&imgrefurl=http://www.seedsavers.org/Details.aspx%3FitemNo%3D851(OG)&usg=__pou00_QnPfbzYl69mPBlJ1rCzQc=&h=250&w=250&sz=32&hl=en&start=8&zoom=1&tbnid=yvERrW2OguU1NM:&tbnh=121&tbnw=94&ei=XP8STt-gEIr2mAXVl_SYDg&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dyukon%2Bgold%2Bpotatoes%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26rls%3Dcom.microsoft:en-au:IE-SearchBox%26rlz%3D1I7ACEW_enAU364AU364%26biw%3D1024%26bih%3D432%26tbm%3Disch&um=1&itbs=1&iact=rc&dur=407&page=2&ndsp=11&ved=1t:429,r:1,s:8&tx=78&ty=26

That’s odd.

bubba louie said:

bubba louie said:

bubba louie said:

Ummmmmmm Pom, that’s yukon not yacon. It’s a type of potato. LOL

http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.seedsavers.org/Sources/GetImage.axd%3Fown%3DSS%26imageid%3D2414&imgrefurl=http://www.seedsavers.org/Details.aspx%3FitemNo%3D851(OG)&usg=__pou00_QnPfbzYl69mPBlJ1rCzQc=&h=250&w=250&sz=32&hl=en&start=8&zoom=1&tbnid=yvERrW2OguU1NM:&tbnh=121&tbnw=94&ei=XP8STt-gEIr2mAXVl_SYDg&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dyukon%2Bgold%2Bpotatoes%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26rls%3Dcom.microsoft:en-au:IE-SearchBox%26rlz%3D1I7ACEW_enAU364AU364%26biw%3D1024%26bih%3D432%26tbm%3Disch&um=1&itbs=1&iact=rc&dur=407&page=2&ndsp=11&ved=1t:429,r:1,s:8&tx=78&ty=26

That’s odd.

Perhaps I’m odd too. I never knew there was a yukon spud but then I’d never heard of a yacon till HP was given hers. Thanks for the heads up Bubba.

pomolo said:

bubba louie said:

bubba louie said:

http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.seedsavers.org/Sources/GetImage.axd%3Fown%3DSS%26imageid%3D2414&imgrefurl=http://www.seedsavers.org/Details.aspx%3FitemNo%3D851(OG)&usg=__pou00_QnPfbzYl69mPBlJ1rCzQc=&h=250&w=250&sz=32&hl=en&start=8&zoom=1&tbnid=yvERrW2OguU1NM:&tbnh=121&tbnw=94&ei=XP8STt-gEIr2mAXVl_SYDg&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dyukon%2Bgold%2Bpotatoes%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26rls%3Dcom.microsoft:en-au:IE-SearchBox%26rlz%3D1I7ACEW_enAU364AU364%26biw%3D1024%26bih%3D432%26tbm%3Disch&um=1&itbs=1&iact=rc&dur=407&page=2&ndsp=11&ved=1t:429,r:1,s:8&tx=78&ty=26

That’s odd.

Perhaps I’m odd too. I never knew there was a yukon spud but then I’d never heard of a yacon till HP was given hers. Thanks for the heads up Bubba.

That’s weird.. Yukon is a river way too cold for potatoes?

roughbarked said:

pomolo said:

bubba louie said:

That’s odd.

Perhaps I’m odd too. I never knew there was a yukon spud but then I’d never heard of a yacon till HP was given hers. Thanks for the heads up Bubba.

That’s weird.. Yukon is a river way too cold for potatoes?

Alaska I’d say but then I’m never sure of what’s right and what’s wrong these days.

pomolo said:

roughbarked said:

pomolo said:

Perhaps I’m odd too. I never knew there was a yukon spud but then I’d never heard of a yacon till HP was given hers. Thanks for the heads up Bubba.

That’s weird.. Yukon is a river way too cold for potatoes?

Alaska I’d say but then I’m never sure of what’s right and what’s wrong these days.

Well I’m sure it isn’t on the moon

But yes, these days Yukon could mean a trade name

roughbarked said:

pomolo said:

roughbarked said:

That’s weird.. Yukon is a river way too cold for potatoes?

Alaska I’d say but then I’m never sure of what’s right and what’s wrong these days.

Well I’m sure it isn’t on the moon

But yes, these days Yukon could mean a trade name

Poor old moon …that’s a lovely clear shot…looks cracked where something has hit it?

roughbarked said:

pomolo said:

roughbarked said:

That’s weird.. Yukon is a river way too cold for potatoes?

Alaska I’d say but then I’m never sure of what’s right and what’s wrong these days.

Well I’m sure it isn’t on the moon

But yes, these days Yukon could mean a trade name

I’m sure that’s what it means. Anything goes in the trade name stakes. At the expense of proper hort names in a lot of cases.

Dinetta said:

roughbarked said:

pomolo said:

Alaska I’d say but then I’m never sure of what’s right and what’s wrong these days.

Well I’m sure it isn’t on the moon

But yes, these days Yukon could mean a trade name

Poor old moon …that’s a lovely clear shot…looks cracked where something has hit it?

You can still where it came off the tree. That’s the stalk end.

pomolo said:

roughbarked said:

But yes, these days Yukon could mean a trade name

I’m sure that’s what it means. Anything goes in the trade name stakes. At the expense of proper hort names in a lot of cases.

Here’s a site explaining how the Yukon (Gold potato) came about

Wikipedia has a different explanation I think…

But the first URL is far more interesting about potato colours in general…

pomolo said:

Dinetta said:

roughbarked said:

Well I’m sure it isn’t on the moon

But yes, these days Yukon could mean a trade name

Poor old moon …that’s a lovely clear shot…looks cracked where something has hit it?

You can still where it came off the tree. That’s the stalk end.

LOL darn, sprung not thinking like a gardener on a gardening forum!

roughbarked said:

pomolo said:

bubba louie said:

That’s odd.

Perhaps I’m odd too. I never knew there was a yukon spud but then I’d never heard of a yacon till HP was given hers. Thanks for the heads up Bubba.

That’s weird.. Yukon is a river way too cold for potatoes?

It’s called Yukon Gold because it has yelow flesh.

roughbarked said:

pomolo said:

roughbarked said:

That’s weird.. Yukon is a river way too cold for potatoes?

Alaska I’d say but then I’m never sure of what’s right and what’s wrong these days.

Well I’m sure it isn’t on the moon

But yes, these days Yukon could mean a trade name

geez the moon is close to youse in outback nsw. LOL (great shot – wow)

peru is practically on the equator and has 3,000 varieties of spud. high in the mountains it must be cooler – but on the equator is too hot/sunny surely.

pepe said:

geez the moon is close to youse in outback nsw. LOL (great shot – wow)

peru is practically on the equator and has 3,000 varieties of spud. high in the mountains it must be cooler – but on the equator is too hot/sunny surely.

Yes, when referring to Peru it’s the mountains people are thinking of…a bit like the PNG Highlands are generally cooler?????

roughbarked said:

But yes, these days Yukon could mean a trade name

The Yukon River is in Canada. No doubt gold was found there and the potato was named Yukon Gold after the colour rather than it being its place of origin. Maybe.

We dug up out yacon today and we now have 6 crowns to give to anybody who would like to try to grow it. A couple of big ones and a few smaller ones. I have peeled one little tuber and crunched on it and it’s very nice. There are lots of ways to use the yacon for eating and I want to try as many ways as I can but fresh is good too. They are definately better tasting than the air potato IMHO.

If someone wants me to post a crown to them let me know on this thread and we’ll make arrangements..

pomolo said:

If someone wants me to post a crown to them let me know on this thread and we’ll make arrangements..

me please :)

pomolo said:

We dug up out yacon today and we now have 6 crowns to give to anybody who would like to try to grow it. A couple of big ones and a few smaller ones. I have peeled one little tuber and crunched on it and it’s very nice. There are lots of ways to use the yacon for eating and I want to try as many ways as I can but fresh is good too. They are definately better tasting than the air potato IMHO.

If someone wants me to post a crown to them let me know on this thread and we’ll make arrangements..

Not me of course I have 4 clumps of it growing, but I’m glad you like it :) It will keep for ages, store as for spuds.

bluegreen said:

pomolo said:

If someone wants me to post a crown to them let me know on this thread and we’ll make arrangements..

me please :)

Good on you BG. I have had a bit of a search through my contacts but I don’t seem to have your email addy any more. I think it had your christian name and a colour included in it, BG but that’s all I remember. Not surprising after all our puter troubles. Could you please put it up for me and I will mail you.

Happy Potter said:

pomolo said:

We dug up out yacon today and we now have 6 crowns to give to anybody who would like to try to grow it. A couple of big ones and a few smaller ones. I have peeled one little tuber and crunched on it and it’s very nice. There are lots of ways to use the yacon for eating and I want to try as many ways as I can but fresh is good too. They are definately better tasting than the air potato IMHO.

If someone wants me to post a crown to them let me know on this thread and we’ll make arrangements..

Not me of course I have 4 clumps of it growing, but I’m glad you like it :) It will keep for ages, store as for spuds.

Will do. It’s kinda lucky that we dug it up when we did. A couple of tubers were rotting at the end because the soil has been so wet. We will replant in a new raised spot for next year. It’s a bit difficult to know when to dig for tubers. The plant doesn’t really die down to the ground. Well up here anyway. One stem might die but overnight a new one has grown in it’s place and that’s happened a few times. I only decided to dig it up now because it’s almost 12 months since I bought the original as a crown and it had to come from the ground somewhere.

pomolo said:

bluegreen said:

pomolo said:

If someone wants me to post a crown to them let me know on this thread and we’ll make arrangements..

me please :)

Good on you BG. I have had a bit of a search through my contacts but I don’t seem to have your email addy any more. I think it had your christian name and a colour included in it, BG but that’s all I remember. Not surprising after all our puter troubles. Could you please put it up for me and I will mail you.

I’ve emailed bubba to pass it on to you. I assume she has yours?

bluegreen said:

pomolo said:

bluegreen said:

me please :)

Good on you BG. I have had a bit of a search through my contacts but I don’t seem to have your email addy any more. I think it had your christian name and a colour included in it, BG but that’s all I remember. Not surprising after all our puter troubles. Could you please put it up for me and I will mail you.

I’ve emailed bubba to pass it on to you. I assume she has yours?

She should have but I will make contact anyway.