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Michelle Obama Sweet Potato Picking From White House Garden

Written by Vegetarian Star on Friday, October 22nd, 2010 in Children, Food & Drink, Gardening, Recipes.

First Lady Michelle Obama holds a sweet potato as she participates in a fall garden harvest with students from local D.C. schools in the White House Garden in Washington on October 20, 2010. UPI/Kevin Dietsch Photo via Newscom

Michelle Obama invited local school children to harvest vegetables from the garden when she was caught holding a prized possession from the patch.

The sweet potato was picked at the beginning of prime season (October through January) and this Thanksgiving favorite in the U.S. is sure to please White House guests in some dish soon.

Sometimes mistaken for yams, sweet potatoes are actually an entirely different vegetable, a root of the vine in the morning glory family that dates back to 750 B.C. in Peruvian records.

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