Patti Labelle Sweet Potato pie

[marv2]

^^ I forget how the trend started but I think sweet potato pie had its origins in the post-Civil War South, I think? Not sure. It's been popular for centuries especially in black American communities.

You pretty much have it. My grandmothers both baked them. It is a standard in the black community.

[soulster]

You pretty much have it. My grandmothers both baked them. It is a standard in the black community.

I'm Black American, but I never heard of it being part of Black-Americana until a decade ago. Maybe it's a southern thing?

[marv2]

I'm Black American, but I never heard of it being part of Black-Americana until a decade ago. Maybe it's a southern thing?

It is definitely from southern heritage. You'd be hard pressed to find African Americans with roots in the Southern U.S. than have not had sweet potato pie.

[soulster]

It is definitely from southern heritage. You'd be hard pressed to find African Americans with roots in the Southern U.S. than have not had sweet potato pie.

You are aware that there are generations of Blacks who either do not have roots in the south, or have been out of the south for so long that the heritage has been rendered insignificant.

[midnightman]

You are aware that there are generations of Blacks who either do not have roots in the south, or have been out of the south for so long that the heritage has been rendered insignificant.

Being a Southerner myself, I get that other black people who grew up in other regions of America might not have had the same experiences, but there were so many families who moved from the South that they brought that culture there [[Patti's family included, I heard that her family had moved to Philly from Georgia?).

[soulster]

Being a Southerner myself, I get that other black people who grew up in other regions of America might not have had the same experiences, but there were so many families who moved from the South that they brought that culture there [[Patti's family included, I heard that her family had moved to Philly from Georgia?).

The side of my family that I most closely identify with and know come firmly from the midwest, and they do not have any southern traditions - except for fried chicken, catfish fried in cornmeal, served with rice and hot sauce and collard greens, coconut cake, and maybe cornbread. We didn't eat much cornbread or any chit'lins, They STANK! The side of my family that did come from the deep south moved away and did not eat any southern foods. Then, half of us live out west, so we are far removed from any southern culture.

[midnightman]

The side of my family that I most closely identify with and know come firmly from the midwest, and they do not have any southern traditions - except for fried chicken, catfish fried in cornmeal, served with rice and hot sauce and collard greens, coconut cake, and maybe cornbread. We didn't eat much cornbread or any chit'lins, They STANK! The side of my family that did come from the deep south moved away and did not eat any southern foods. Then, half of us live out west, so we are far removed from any southern culture.

Gotcha but yeah I get that some black families didn't stay in the South long enough to partake in some of the "sweeter" food...

[marv2]

You are aware that there are generations of Blacks who either do not have roots in the south, or have been out of the south for so long that the heritage has been rendered insignificant.

Yes, I am aware. I went to school out West in Colorado and met a number of black folk that did not have 2nd or 3rd generation roots in the American South. There are a huge number in New York that have no connection to the South but more so to the Caribbean and South America.