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September 8 - Yucca Root Tips:

Also called cassava, casava and manioc, yucca root can be peeled and cooked like a potato or used as a thickening ingredient.

Good-quality yucca root will be long, firm, and have thick, rough-skin with medium to dark-brown coloring.

Avoid product that is soft or has soft spots.

OASIS has much more information on cooking roots.

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