CULTURETECHLENSSweet potato pie
STRONG EVIDENCE evidence grade — master store (canonical CSV)
Combined Graph record U-01067 · provenance: canonical master store (CSV), record CTL-W-0667. Master record source: CTL seed 2026-10-16 — UNVERIFIED, verify before public citation.
Sweet potato pie is a pie with a starchy custard-like filling of boiled, peeled sweet potatoes flavored with spices such as nutmeg, cinnamon, and vanilla; per soul food historian Adrian Miller (quoted by St. Louis Public Radio/Harvest Public Media), it became a hallmark of Black cuisine, and it anchors the menu of a St. Louis soul food restaurant — supporting the stored 'the soul food dessert' note. Stored key ingredient 'sweet potatoes' and 'spices' established.
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Sweet potato pie is a pie with a starchy custard-like filling of boiled, peeled sweet potatoes flavored with spices such as nutmeg, cinnamon, and vanilla; per soul food historian Adrian Miller (quoted by St. Louis Public Radio/Harvest Public Media), it became a hallmark of Black cuisine, and it anchors the menu of a St. Louis soul food restaurant — supporting the stored 'the soul food dessert' note. Stored key ingredient 'sweet potatoes' and 'spices' established.
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- Work type: dish
- Category: desserts
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- https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2023-11-22/which-thanksgiving-pie-do-you-serve-pumpkin-or-sweet-potato-theres-a-rich-history-behind-both (verification source · master store)
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Sweet potato pie is a pie with a starchy custard-like filling of boiled, peeled sweet potatoes flavored with spices such as nutmeg, cinnamon, and vanilla; per soul food historian Adrian Miller (quoted by St. Louis Public Radio/Harvest Public Media), it became a hallmark of Black cuisine, and it anchors the menu of a St. Louis soul food restaurant — supporting the stored 'the soul food dessert' note. Stored key ingredient 'sweet potatoes' and 'spices' established.
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