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Purple haze

Yesterday I went to the store to pick up a sweet potato for supper. I’ve never especially liked sweet potato fries, but thought it time I give them another try. The sweet potato bin didn’t have a sign, so I wasn’t sure whether I was getting a sweet potato or a yam, but didn’t figure it would make much difference.
Imagine my surprise when I sliced into my sweet potato and saw this sight! I have absolutely no idea what this is. Anybody know?
It’s ready to start barbequing, so I guess supper will be a meal of surprises. Hope it’s not poison.
I’m also trying a burger concoction to go with these fries. It’s ground turkey mixed with diced peaches. Anybody ever hear of something like this?
Some tweaking might make this a glorious meal. Or not. Maybe the world doesn’t have enough tweaks to accomplish that. The purple fries turned out very dry - not sure what I’d do next time if I came home again with one accidentally. I’m not likely to buy another one on purpose. Although the outside was crunchy, the inside was like a childhood chaw of Double Bubble, or grape flavored Bazooka. Fairly sweet and tasty. See the picture of one with a bite out of it.
My peach/turkey burger was a waste of a peach. Next time I’ll dice up a couple more so it’s more noticeable. I’m thinking some small chunks of pineapple might be a nice touch, too. The burger, itself, was fine. Enjoyable, even. I forgot that turkey doesn’t shrink down like ground beef so I got a nice bonus - a HUGE burger - and, because “everything happens for a reason” (when it’s to my advantage) I thought I should eat the whole thing, especially considering that I shorted myself on the purple fries, that for some reason kept falling on the floor where the dogs grabbed them before I could get out of my chair.
So, no prize for this effort, but glad I tried it. And, I won’t be going to bed hungry, which is a good thing.