On 6/11/2010 7:46 AM, Virginia Tadrzynski wrote:
> > wrote in message
> ...
>> Since both gumbo file' and rootbeer are derived from sassafras, can they
>> be substituted for each other? I've used the former perhaps once or
>> twice and the latter only with vanilla ice cream as a float or solely as
>> a sodapop drink. What and how else do the two have in common
>> (whatever!)?
>>
>> Sky, who's just curious
>>
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>
> don't think I'd like that 'little bit o' fizz' in my gumbo (smile). The
> only thing I've seen root beer used for (and my recipe calls for a specific
> brand - not a store brand) is pulled pork. Boneless pork loin of around 3-4
> lbs. and a 16 oz. bottle of root beer in a crock pot until the meat falls
> apart.
> -ginny
>
>

I've a friend who swears by his momma's recipe for cooking a ham, pour
Dr. Pepper all over the ham and the cover it with file', bake. I tried a
slice once at his house and nearly threw up. His current wife won't let
him make it as he is the only one who will eat it.