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On 7-Mar-2014, wrote:

> Who Invented the Trinity?

By most accounts, it was Jean Baptiste Beaudreaux, sometime around 1760,
near what is today known as Lafayette Louisiana. Jean was among the
Acadians expelled from Canada and made their way to Louisiana, bringing
their French-inspired cuisine with them. Beaudreaux had dug up a bunch of
mudbugs (crawdads) and was about to make a big pot of etoufee when he found
he was out of carrots; how could he make etoufee without a mirepoix. After
studyin' on it, while drinking a bit of sauterne, he decided to use a bell
pepper, because he had no idea what else they were good for. So, he made
that big ole pot of etoufee and when he tasted it he exclaimed "hooo-weee,
thank you god, you saved my etoufee". In fact, it was the best he ever
made; as he prayed before tucking into his etoufee he ended with "in the
name of the father, son and holy ghost, amen." He told everyone he knew how
the Trinity had saved him and made his etoufee the best ever. Well, word of
the trinity spread among the cajuns and they all started using it in their
etoufees, gumbos and what have you.

That's the story of the invention of the trinity by Jean Baptiste
Beaudreaux. Now I got to git in da kitchen an chop some on-yon, ce'ry and
bell peppa an' make me some gumbo - I garontee it be good