sf wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> On Sat, 23 Apr 2016 20:29:10 -0500, "cshenk" > wrote:
>
> > Julie Bove wrote in rec.food.cooking:
> >
> > > 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.
>
> I've looked at burgoo recipes before and not wanted to try it, but
> Julie's version sounds good to me. I realize now that I've make Caldo
> Verde several times that potato starch alone (even from yellow
> potatoes) thickens well, but I like the creamed corn idea. I'd
> probably throw in some whole kernels "just because", but that's me.

Yup! Oh, now she's claiming she didnt make anything like a burgoo, yet
every part of her's shows in the 5 more classic versions (LOL). Ah
well. Apparently she doesn't take compliments on something that
sounded good.

Carol

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