l not -l wrote in rec.food.cooking:

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> On 24-Apr-2016, "cshenk" > wrote:
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> > Julie Bove wrote in rec.food.cooking:
> >
> > >
> > > "cshenk" > wrote in message
> > > ...
> > > > Julie Bove wrote in rec.food.cooking:
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> > > > > That's our dinner. We had that freak heat wave and now it is
> > > > > cool and rainy. So I made the stew. It smelled so good
> > > > > while cooking that the cats looked up at me with big eye,
> > > > > licking their lips. It has potatoes, white beans, creamed
> > > > > corn, corn, peas, green beans onions, celery, salt, pepper,
> > > > > parsley and bay leaves. Also a very small amount of Wondra
> > > > > flour. The creamed corn was a boo boo. I don't usually buy
> > > > > it and didn't realize I had grabbed the wrong can until I saw
> > > > > it going in. It did add nice body to it so it needed very
> > > > > little thickening.
> > > >
> > > > With minor variation, that is called burgoo here.
> > >
> > > That's strange. All of the recipes I've seen for burgoo have
> > > been a combination of meats.
> >
> > The classic does but some are single meat sorts, normally made for
> > smaller families (aiming for 2-3 serings, tops 4).
> >
> > Since Burgoo has huge variation, there isnt really a single 'this is
> > burgoo' that works for all.
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> During my childhood in 1950s western Kentucky, "burgoo suppers" were
> regular fund raisers for schools and churches. Chicken was always in
> the burgoo I remember; but, second and third meats could have been
> anything that was available. I recall sometimes it was pork, other
> times venison and, often, beef. People would come to my elementary
> school every fall for a burgoo supper; individual servings could be
> had; but, more often than not, people would also show up with quart
> jars to be filled and taken home for later.
>
> I don't recall anyone in my family making burgoo until 30+ years
> after we had moved away. My parents decided they really missed
> having it and wanted to make some; the following is the recipe I
> think they used. It did not live up to their memory of burgoo; but,
> memories often can't be beat with reality. 8-) The result was
> similar to a stew my dad occasionally made when cleaning out all the
> leftovers in fridge and freezer - he said it was slumgullion - I
> thought it a bit better than than; but, that's what he called it.
>
> * Exported from MasterCook * (snippies*)

Yes, it;s a vary different dish per cook and area. Your family would
probably freak out just a little to find clams in there.

Made right, it is indeed very tasty stuff!